Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 200
वाचा च यत्कृतं पापं मनसा वाप्युपार्जितम् । पापं तन्नाशमायाति कीर्तिते शतरुद्रिये
vācā ca yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ manasā vāpyupārjitam | pāpaṃ tannāśamāyāti kīrtite śatarudriye
Whatever sin is committed by speech, or accumulated even in the mind—when the Śatarudrīya is recited, that sin comes to destruction.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Scene: Dark smoke-like forms labeled as ‘vācika’ and ‘mānasa’ dissolve into clear light as the devotee chants; Śiva’s calm presence signifies purification.
FAQs
Devotional recitation has purifying power: Śatarudrīya chanting is presented as a potent means for pāpa-nāśa (destruction of sin).
No tīrtha is mentioned; the merit is attached to the act of chanting the Śatarudrīya.
Kīrtana/pāṭha of the Śatarudrīya is prescribed as a purificatory practice.