Shloka 13
Adhyaya 79 — The Vaivasvata Manvantara: Classes of Devas, the Seven Sages, and Manu’s Nine Sons
वैवस्वतमिदं ब्रह्मन् कथितान्ते मयाऽन्तरम् ।
अस्मिन् श्रुते नरः सद्यः पठिते चैव सत्तम ।
मुच्यते पातकैः सर्वैः पुण्यञ्च महदश्नते ॥
vaivasvatam idaṃ brahman kathitānte mayāntaram |
asmin śrute naraḥ sadyaḥ paṭhite caiva sattama |
mucyate pātakaiḥ sarvaiḥ puṇyañ ca mahad aśnate ||
হে ব্রাহ্মণ, এভাবে আমি তোমাকে বৈবস্বত মন্বন্তরের এই আখ্যান বললাম। যে এটি শোনে বা পাঠিত হতে শোনে, সে তৎক্ষণাৎ সর্বপাপ থেকে মুক্ত হয়ে মহাপুণ্য লাভ করে।
FAQs
The text asserts śravaṇa/paṭhana (hearing/recitation) as purificatory acts: engagement with sacred history is itself a dharmic practice that reforms the listener and accrues merit.
This is a concluding phalaśruti attached to Manvantara/Vaṃśa material; while not one of the five, it is a common Purāṇic device to sacralize the section.
‘Immediate’ release from sins points to the transformative power of sacred narrative when received with faith (śraddhā), functioning as a ritualized internal purification.