Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्योत्पत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि महापापहरां शुभाम् । यां श्रुत्वा मानवो भक्त्या दुःखशोकैः प्रमुच्यते
tasyotpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi mahāpāpaharāṃ śubhām | yāṃ śrutvā mānavo bhaktyā duḥkhaśokaiḥ pramucyate
Ich will seinen glückverheißenden Ursprung darlegen, der große Sünden hinweg nimmt. Wer ihn in Hingabe hört, wird von Leid und Kummer befreit.
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued)
Tirtha: Gopyāditya (origin narrative to follow)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Śiva narrates to Devī; a haloed speech-scroll or manuscript motif emerges, symbolizing kathā; devotees in the background listen, their sorrow depicted dissolving into calm; the shrine silhouette anchors the setting.
FAQs
Devotional listening to sacred origin-stories is itself a healing act—purifying sin and relieving inner suffering.
Gopyāditya tīrtha/shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (its origin is about to be narrated).
Śravaṇa (hearing) of the tīrtha’s origin narrative with bhakti is recommended for purification and relief from grief.