Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 55
यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या पठ्यमानमिदं शुभम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā paṭhyamānamidaṃ śubham | sarvapāpavinirmukto rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
Quiconque, avec dévotion, écoute ce récit auspiceux lorsqu’il est récité, est délivré de tout péché et se rend au monde de Rudra.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (to Yudhiṣṭhira)
Tirtha: Loṭaṇeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: A reciter chanting the māhātmya before a small assembly; sound-waves depicted as luminous syllables rising toward a Śiva-like celestial realm (Rudra-loka).
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a salvific practice, purifying sin and orienting the soul toward Rudra.
The Loṭaṇeśvara tīrtha narrative as a whole; the verse functions as its concluding phalaśruti.
Hearing the recitation (śravaṇa) of the auspicious māhātmya with bhakti.