Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 51
अश्वमेध सहस्रेण वाजपेयशतेन च । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति राजन्नास्त्यत्र संशयः
aśvamedha sahasreṇa vājapeyaśatena ca | tatphalaṃ samavāpnoti rājannāstyatra saṃśayaḥ
O König, er erlangt eben jene Frucht des Verdienstes, gleich tausend Aśvamedha-Opfern und hundert Vājapeya-Riten; daran besteht kein Zweifel.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas
Type: kshetra
Listener: rājan (king)
Scene: A king listens reverently as a sage proclaims that a simple act at Revā grants the fruit of a thousand Aśvamedhas and a hundred Vājapeyas; the river glows with tīrtha radiance, with sacrificial symbols appearing as subtle visions above the waters.
FAQs
Inner devotion and sacred listening can yield merit comparable to the highest Vedic royal sacrifices.
The statement supports the greatness of the Revā Khaṇḍa teaching that culminates in Narmadā’s tīrtha-māhātmya.
Not a new rite; it compares the fruit of listening to the Purāṇic account with famed yajñas (Aśvamedha, Vājapeya).