Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47
बृहद्रथान्तरं चैव यो जपेद्भक्तितत्परः । स प्रयाति नरः स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
bṛhadrathāntaraṃ caiva yo japedbhaktitatparaḥ | sa prayāti naraḥ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
Und wer, ganz der Hingabe zugewandt, das Bṛhadrathāntara rezitiert, der gelangt zu jener Wohnstatt, in der der Herr Maheśvara weilt.
Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee chanting on the riverbank; above, a visionary opening of Maheśvara’s luminous abode—Śiva seated with Pārvatī, gaṇas, and a radiant mandala—suggesting the promised destination.
FAQs
Devoted recitation (japa) is portrayed as a direct means to reach Śiva’s divine abode.
The statement occurs in the Revā Khaṇḍa, connected to the sanctity of Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas).
Japa of the Bṛhadrathāntara with single-minded devotion.