Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 54
इमां स्तुतिं नरो जप्त्वा परं नियतमानसः । मानसैरपि पापैस्तैर्नाभिभूयेत कर्हिचित्
imāṃ stutiṃ naro japtvā paraṃ niyatamānasaḥ | mānasairapi pāpaistairnābhibhūyeta karhicit
جو شخص پورے ضبطِ دل کے ساتھ اس ستوتی کا جپ کرے، وہ کبھی بھی—حتیٰ کہ ذہن میں اٹھنے والے گناہوں سے بھی—مغلوب نہیں ہوتا۔
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa dialogue context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Ḍhuṃḍhi-stotra discipline)
Type: kshetra
Listener: disciplined reciter (niyata-manas)
Scene: A devotee chants steadily; within a haloed mind-space, dark thought-forms dissolve into clear light, symbolizing victory over manasa-pāpa.
FAQs
Inner discipline joined to devotion purifies even the subtle realm of thought, preventing sin from taking hold.
The verse belongs to the Kāśī-kṣetra narrative, where hymns and japa gain special sanctifying power.
Japa of the stuti with niyata-mānasa—focused, regulated mental attention.