Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75
ऋग्वेदं वा यजुर्वेदं सामवेदमथर्वणम् । ऋचमेकां जपेद्यस्तु स वेदफलमाप्नुयात्
ṛgvedaṃ vā yajurvedaṃ sāmavedamatharvaṇam | ṛcamekāṃ japedyastu sa vedaphalamāpnuyāt
Qu’il s’agisse du Ṛgveda, du Yajurveda, du Sāmaveda ou de l’Atharvaveda : quiconque récite ne fût-ce qu’une seule ṛc (strophe védique) obtient le fruit des Veda.
Narrator (Ravitīrtha Māhātmya context; speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Ravitīrtha (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee seated with a palm-leaf manuscript, reciting a single Vedic verse; the sound is visualized as luminous syllables rising toward the deity and merging into a radiant ‘Veda’ aura encompassing all four Vedas.
FAQs
Even small, sincere engagement with Vedic speech—like chanting one verse—can yield vast spiritual merit.
Ravitīrtha, whose observances are being described in this chapter.
Japa/recitation of even a single Vedic ṛc as part of the sacred observance.