Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 58
तन्मंत्रधारणादेव तद्गुरोर्हस्तसंगमात् । निर्ययुस्तस्य वपुषो वायसाः शतकोटयः
tanmaṃtradhāraṇādeva tadgurorhastasaṃgamāt | niryayustasya vapuṣo vāyasāḥ śatakoṭayaḥ
Chỉ vừa thọ trì thần chú ấy, lại nhờ sự tiếp xúc với bàn tay của vị Guru, từ thân thể nhà vua liền tuôn ra bầy quạ—hàng trăm koṭi.
Sūta (narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the moment of mantra acceptance and the guru’s hand-touch, a torrent of crows bursts forth from the king’s body, swirling upward in vast numbers, while the guru remains composed.
FAQs
The Purāṇic narrative portrays mantra and guru-grace as forces that expel accumulated impurity and wrongdoing.
The cleansing occurs in the context of a puṇya-tīrtha by the Kāliṅdī, reinforcing the place’s sanctifying power.
Mantra-dhāraṇā (acceptance/retention of the mantra) together with guru’s touch as part of dīkṣā.