Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 2
यां श्रुत्वा श्रद्धया धीमान्पापेभ्यो मुच्यते क्षणात् । न च श्रिया वियुज्येत संयुज्येत वृषेण च
yāṃ śrutvā śraddhayā dhīmānpāpebhyo mucyate kṣaṇāt | na ca śriyā viyujyeta saṃyujyeta vṛṣeṇa ca
En l’entendant avec foi, le sage est délivré des péchés en un instant ; et il n’est pas séparé de Śrī (la prospérité), mais s’unit aussi à Vṛṣa, le Dharma (le Taureau).
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-māhātmya (Mādhava-āvirbhāva-kathā)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: A didactic moment: Skanda declares the fruit of hearing—sins fall away instantly; Śrī stays and Dharma is gained—visualized as Śrī (Lakṣmī) and Dharma as a bull emblematically near the devotee.
FAQs
Faithful listening to sacred tīrtha-glorification purifies sin and aligns the listener with prosperity and Dharma.
The verse refers to the forthcoming account connected to Kāśī and Pañcanada, praising its hearing as spiritually potent.
Śravaṇa (devotional hearing) with śraddhā is the implied practice; no separate vow, bath, or charity is stated here.