Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 190
ये श्रृण्वंति गृणंत्येतत्तेपि धन्या नरोत्तमाः
ye śrṛṇvaṃti gṛṇaṃtyetattepi dhanyā narottamāḥ
Ceux qui entendent ce récit et ceux qui le récitent—ces meilleurs des hommes sont vraiment bénis.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Mahākāla-liṅga mahātmya (as narrative)
Scene: A small assembly of devotees seated in a temple hall or under a sacred tree, listening to a reciter chanting the Mahākāla account; lamps flicker; the Liṅga is visible in the sanctum, linking narrative to place.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (recitation) of sacred māhātmya are themselves meritorious paths of devotion.
The immediately preceding Mahākāla-liṅga māhātmya; the fruit extends even to those who only hear or recite it.
Hearing and reciting the māhātmya are recommended devotional practices (śravaṇa-kīrtana).