Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 38
यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति जयंतेशप्रमादतः
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti jayaṃteśapramādataḥ
Quiconque écoute avec dévotion est délivré de tous les péchés ; et, par la grâce de Jayaṃteśa, il obtient tous les buts désirés.
Vyāsa (contextual narrator of the Dharmāraṇya Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Jayaṃteśa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee seated before a Śiva-liṅga of Jayaṃteśa, listening to a paurāṇika reciter; subtle radiance from the liṅga signifying prasāda and the falling away of sins.
FAQs
Devotional listening (śravaṇa) to a tīrtha-māhātmya purifies sin and fulfills righteous aspirations through divine grace.
Dharmāraṇya is being praised, with special emphasis on the deity Jayaṃteśa connected to that sacred setting.
Śravaṇa—listening with devotion—is presented as the key practice yielding purification and desired fruits.