Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 120
देव्युवाच । सोऽस्मत्कथां महापुण्यां कदाचिच्छृणुयाद्यदि । निस्तीर्य दुर्गतिं सर्वामिमं लोकं प्रयास्यति
devyuvāca | so'smatkathāṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ kadācicchṛṇuyādyadi | nistīrya durgatiṃ sarvāmimaṃ lokaṃ prayāsyati
La Déesse dit : « Si quelqu’un venait un jour à entendre ce récit nôtre, d’un mérite immense, ayant franchi toute infortune et tout destin mauvais, il atteindra ce monde béni. »
Devī (the Goddess)
Scene: Devī speaks a boon-like assurance to an audience; her presence is luminous, protective, and authoritative; listeners appear relieved as dark clouds of ‘durgati’ disperse.
FAQs
Even hearing the sacred narrative is proclaimed as a powerful act that removes misfortune and leads to an auspicious spiritual destination.
No specific tīrtha is named in this phalaśruti; it emphasizes the merit of śravaṇa itself.
Śravaṇa (hearing) of the Devī’s mahāpuṇya-kathā, presented as a meritorious devotional act.