Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
यश्चैतत्कीर्तयेन्मर्त्यः सदैव सुसा माहितः । स नूनं मुच्यते पापादाजन्ममरणांतिकात्
yaścaitatkīrtayenmartyaḥ sadaiva susā māhitaḥ | sa nūnaṃ mucyate pāpādājanmamaraṇāṃtikāt
Wer unter den Sterblichen dies stets rezitiert, in hingebungsvoller Gesinnung und wohlwollendem Herzen, wird gewiss von Sünde befreit – vom Beginn der Geburt bis zum Ende, das der Tod bezeichnet.
Bṛhaspati
Listener: Suraśreṣṭha (best among the gods) and, by extension, human audience through Purāṇic transmission
Scene: A devoted mortal recites from a palm-leaf manuscript before a small shrine; a subtle aura of purification surrounds them, with shadowy forms of sins dissolving; Bṛhaspati’s blessing implied above.
FAQs
Faithful recitation and remembrance of dharma-teachings purify the practitioner and lessen the burden of sin across one’s life.
No particular tirtha is specified; the verse gives a general phalaśruti within the Mahatmya framework.
Kīrtana/recitation of the described teaching, performed with steady devotion and right intention.