Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 76
एतत्पवित्रमघनाशकरं विचित्रं शम्भोर्गुणानुकथनं परमं रहस्यम् । यः श्रावयेद्बुधजनान्प्रयतः पठेद्वा संप्राप्य भोगविभवं शिव मेति सोंते
etatpavitramaghanāśakaraṃ vicitraṃ śambhorguṇānukathanaṃ paramaṃ rahasyam | yaḥ śrāvayedbudhajanānprayataḥ paṭhedvā saṃprāpya bhogavibhavaṃ śiva meti soṃte
هذه الحكاية العجيبة، وهي السرّ الأسمى في ذكر صفات شَمبهو، مطهِّرة وهادِمة للآثام. من يتلوها بانضباط أو يُسمِعها للحكماء، ينل لذّات الدنيا وازدهارها ثم يؤول أخيرًا إلى شيفا.
Sūta (contextual, phalaśruti style)
Scene: A sage recites Śiva’s glories to an assembly of wise listeners; the spoken mantra-like verses appear as luminous script, washing away dark ‘pāpa’ shadows; above, Śiva’s serene form beckons.
FAQs
Hearing and reciting Śiva’s glories purifies the mind, destroys sin, and ultimately leads to union with Śiva.
No particular pilgrimage site is specified; the verse glorifies Śiva-kathā (narration of Śiva’s virtues) as a universal purifier.
Śravaṇa and pāṭha: making the wise hear (śrāvayet) and disciplined recitation/reading (prayataḥ paṭhet).