Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
चंद्रेश्वरसमुत्पत्तिं तथा चांद्रमसं तपः । यः श्रोष्यति नरो भक्त्या चंद्रलोके स इज्यते
caṃdreśvarasamutpattiṃ tathā cāṃdramasaṃ tapaḥ | yaḥ śroṣyati naro bhaktyā caṃdraloke sa ijyate
Quiconque entend avec dévotion l’origine de Candreśvara et l’austérité de la Lune, celui-là est honoré et vénéré dans le monde de Candra.
Narrator within Kāśīkhaṇḍa (deduced: Skanda narrating to Agastya)
Tirtha: Candreśvara (Kāśī)
Type: temple
Scene: A sacred storyteller recites Candreśvara’s origin and the Moon’s austerities; listeners sit reverently; above them, a luminous lunar realm where the devotee is honored.
FAQs
Devotional listening (śravaṇa-bhakti) to a tīrtha’s sacred origin is itself a meritorious act producing exalted posthumous honor.
Candreśvara in Kāśī, whose origin narrative is being praised.
Bhakti-śravaṇa: hear the Candreśvara origin and Candra’s tapas with devotion.