Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
प्रकृतीनां रामनाम संमतो वा षडक्षरः । सोऽपि प्रणवहीनः स्यात्पुराणस्मृतिनिर्णयः
prakṛtīnāṃ rāmanāma saṃmato vā ṣaḍakṣaraḥ | so'pi praṇavahīnaḥ syātpurāṇasmṛtinirṇayaḥ
عام لوگوں کے لیے ‘رام نام’ کے طور پر منظور شدہ چھ اَکشری منتر قبول ہے؛ اور وہ بھی پرنَو (اوم) کے بغیر ہو—یہی پرانوں اور سمرتیوں کا فیصلہ ہے۔
Śiva (Mahādeva)
Scene: A teaching tableau where the name ‘Rāma’ is presented as a simple, luminous mantra for the many; the syllables ‘रा’ ‘म’ appear as radiant script, suggesting ease and grace.
FAQs
The Purāṇic tradition frames accessible devotional practice through approved name-mantras suited to the practitioner.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse is doctrinal guidance on mantra form within the māhātmya setting.
For certain practitioners, the six-syllable Rāma-nāma is prescribed without prefacing Oṃ (praṇava).