देवतीर्थस्य निखिला यथा वै शङ्कराच्छ्रुता । पठन्ति ये पापहरं सर्वदुःखविमोचनम्
devatīrthasya nikhilā yathā vai śaṅkarācchrutā | paṭhanti ye pāpaharaṃ sarvaduḥkhavimocanam
Wer die (Erzählung vom) Devatīrtha vollständig rezitiert — so wie sie von Śaṅkara vernommen wurde — dessen Rezitation wird zum Vernichter der Sünden und zur Befreiung von allem Leid.
Narrator (contextual; likely Mārkaṇḍeya continuing the tīrtha-māhātmya narrative)
Tirtha: Devatīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of pilgrims seated on a riverbank listens to a reciter chanting Devatīrtha’s narrative; above them, a subtle form of Śaṅkara/Śiva as the ultimate source blesses the assembly; dark clouds of sorrow dissolve into light.
Faithful recitation of a tīrtha’s sacred account, received through Śiva’s authority, purifies sin and alleviates suffering.
Devatīrtha, praised within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.
Pāṭha—recitation/reading of the Devatīrtha-māhātmya in full.