Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 63
यः शृणोति त्विदं भक्त्या नारी वा पुरुषोऽपि वा । स याति परमं लोकमिति रुद्रः स्वयं जगौ
yaḥ śṛṇoti tvidaṃ bhaktyā nārī vā puruṣo'pi vā | sa yāti paramaṃ lokamiti rudraḥ svayaṃ jagau
Quiconque écoute ceci avec dévotion—femme ou homme—atteint le monde suprême ; ainsi Rudra lui-même l’a proclamé.
Rudra/Śiva
Tirtha: Bhṛgukaccha-māhātmya (śravaṇa-phala)
Type: kshetra
Listener: General audience; explicitly inclusive of nārī and puruṣa; framed to brāhmaṇas in the adhyāya
Scene: A mixed assembly of women and men sit in attentive devotion as a reciter proclaims Rudra’s words; Rudra’s presence is suggested as a luminous aura above the gathering, indicating divine sanction.
FAQs
Bhakti expressed through attentive listening is universally efficacious, transcending gender and granting the highest spiritual goal.
The māhātmya being heard concerns the Bhṛgutīrtha/Bhṛgukaccha kṣetra in Revā Khaṇḍa.
Śravaṇa with devotion (bhaktyā) of the sacred account/māhātmya.