Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
इति ते कथितं सर्वं धनदेशमहोदयम् । श्रुत्वानुमोद्य यत्नेन दरिद्रो नैव जायते
iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ dhanadeśamahodayam | śrutvānumodya yatnena daridro naiva jāyate
এইদৰে ধনদেশৰ মহিমাৰ সকলো কথা তোমাক কোৱা হ’ল। যিয়ে ই শুনি যত্নেৰে শ্ৰদ্ধাসহ অনুমোদন কৰে, সি কেতিয়াও দাৰিদ্ৰ্যত নপৰে।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Dhanadeśa/Dhanadeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small assembly of pilgrims listens to a paurāṇika reciter narrating Dhanadeśvara’s glory near a coastal shrine; listeners fold hands in assent, symbolizing ‘anumodana’.
FAQs
Sacred listening (śravaṇa) and faithful affirmation of a tīrtha’s glory invite auspiciousness and ward off misfortune such as poverty.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the praise of Dhanadeśvara (Dhanadeśa-mahodya).
Śravaṇa (hearing) of the māhātmya and anumodana (reverent approval/assent) performed attentively (yatnena).