Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 74
केदारेश्वरलिंगस्य श्रुत्वोत्पत्तिं कृती नरः । शिवलोकमवाप्नोति निष्पापो जायते क्षणात्
kedāreśvaraliṃgasya śrutvotpattiṃ kṛtī naraḥ | śivalokamavāpnoti niṣpāpo jāyate kṣaṇāt
L’homme méritant qui entend le récit de l’origine du Liṅga de Kedāreśvara atteint le séjour de Śiva et, en un instant, devient sans péché.
Skanda (deduced from immediate context and narrative flow)
Tirtha: Kedāreśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: The addressed audience (‘kṛtī naraḥ’ as the beneficiary; immediate listeners in the discourse)
Scene: A recitation assembly: Skanda or a sage narrates the origin of Kedāreśvara; listeners are shown with a dark aura lifting away instantly, replaced by a clear halo; in the sky, Śiva’s realm appears as a luminous Kailāsa-like vision.
FAQs
Even hearing a sacred origin narrative (utpatti) is a potent dharmic act that purifies and elevates the devotee.
Kedāreśvara Liṅga—its origin story is explicitly praised as salvific.
Śravaṇa: listening to the account of the Kedāreśvara Liṅga’s origin.