Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
लोमहर्षण उवाच । मंत्राणां साधनं कष्टं सर्वेषामपि सन्मुने । प्रत्यवायसमोपेतं बहुच्छिद्रसमाकुलम्
lomaharṣaṇa uvāca | maṃtrāṇāṃ sādhanaṃ kaṣṭaṃ sarveṣāmapi sanmune | pratyavāyasamopetaṃ bahucchidrasamākulam
Lomaharṣaṇa thưa: “Bạch bậc thánh hiền, pháp tu chân ngôn thật khó đối với mọi người. Nó đi kèm nguy cơ của quả báo nghịch, và đầy rẫy nhiều chỗ sơ hở, cạm bẫy.”
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta)
Listener: Durvāsas
Scene: Lomaharṣaṇa speaks gravely to Durvāsas, warning that mantra practice is difficult and full of pitfalls; the atmosphere is sober, with the firelight casting long shadows, emphasizing caution.
FAQs
Mantra-sādhana demands care and purity because errors can produce obstacles (pratyavāya).
Not yet named here; the narrative is preparing to recommend a specific kṣetra for safe and swift siddhi.
No numeric rite is given; the verse frames the need for a reliable, protected method and place.