Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 82
केशवादित्यमाहात्म्यं शृण्वञ्श्रद्धासमन्वितः । नरो न लिप्यते पापैः शिवभक्तिं च विंदति
keśavādityamāhātmyaṃ śṛṇvañśraddhāsamanvitaḥ | naro na lipyate pāpaiḥ śivabhaktiṃ ca viṃdati
مَن يستمع بإيمانٍ إلى عظمة كيشافاديتيا لا تتلطّخ روحه بالآثام، وينال كذلك محبّة التعبّد لشيفا.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Keśavāditya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small assembly at a Kāśī ghāṭa or temple courtyard listening with folded hands to the Keśavāditya-māhātmya; the listener’s heart turns toward a subtle Śiva-liṅga presence, indicating Śiva-bhakti arising.
FAQs
Faithful listening to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a dharmic act that purifies and matures devotion.
Keśavāditya is the praised sacred presence, situated within the Kāśī tīrtha network.
Śravaṇa—devout listening to the māhātmya (glorification) of Keśavāditya.