Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2
ईश्वर उवाच । शृणुष्वैकमना भूत्वा कथां दिव्यां महीपते । श्रवणादेव यस्यास्तु मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बिषैः
īśvara uvāca | śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā kathāṃ divyāṃ mahīpate | śravaṇādeva yasyāstu mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ
Īśvara sprach: O König, höre mit einspitzigem Geist diese göttliche Erzählung; schon durch das bloße Hören wird man von allen Sünden befreit.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Revā-kathā (Narmadā māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Uttānapāda
Scene: Īśvara instructs the king to listen with one-pointed attention to a divine story whose mere hearing frees one from all sins.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to sacred purāṇic narratives is itself a purifying practice that removes moral and karmic impurities.
Not a specific tīrtha in this verse; it emphasizes the spiritual efficacy of the Revā Khaṇḍa kathā itself.
Listen with focused attention (eka-manā) to the divine narrative; śravaṇa is presented as a purifier.