Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
विधिक्रतोर्दशगुणं जपस्यफलमश्नुते । विधिक्रतोर्दशगुणो जपक्रतुरुदीरितः
vidhikratordaśaguṇaṃ japasyaphalamaśnute | vidhikratordaśaguṇo japakraturudīritaḥ
经文宣说：如法所行之“kratu”（祭仪）其果报，japa（圣名持诵）得其十倍；并且，japa本身即被称为“诵持之祭”，胜过所规定的kratu十倍。
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A pilgrim-sādhaka seated on a pañcagaṅgā-like ghat at dawn, counting a rudrākṣa mālā; behind him a subtle vision of a Vedic yajña-fire fades, indicating japa as the higher inner sacrifice; temple spires and Gaṅgā currents frame the scene.
FAQs
Inner, disciplined japa is exalted as a powerful sacrifice, often surpassing external ritual in spiritual fruit.
The teaching occurs within the Kāśī Khaṇḍa framework, implicitly glorifying Kāśī as the setting where such dharma is taught and practiced.
It compares vidhi-based kratu (yajña) with japa, prescribing japa as a superior ‘japa-kratu’ in terms of merit.