Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 169
त्रिलोचनकथामेतां श्रुत्वा पापान्वितोप्यहो । विपाप्मा जायते मर्त्यो लभते च परां गतिम्
trilocanakathāmetāṃ śrutvā pāpānvitopyaho | vipāpmā jāyate martyo labhate ca parāṃ gatim
Selbst ein Sterblicher, von Sünden beladen—wenn er diese heilige Erzählung von Trilocana hört—wird sündenfrei und erlangt den höchsten Zustand.
Skanda (deduced; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration context)
Tirtha: Trilocana (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A devotee, formerly burdened by sin, sits near a Kāśī shrine of Trilocana listening to a reciter; the atmosphere shifts from darkness to luminous calm, suggesting instant purification and ascent toward the ‘supreme state’.
FAQs
Devotional listening to a sacred Śaiva narrative has purifying power and can lead to the highest spiritual attainment.
Kāśī’s sacred sphere is implied, centered on the glory of the Trilocana tradition within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Śravaṇa (hearing) of the Trilocana-kathā is presented as the efficacious practice.