Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
यश्चैतत्पुण्यमाख्यानं तस्य देवस्य संनिधौ । संपठेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सम्यक्छक्तिसमन्वितः
yaścaitatpuṇyamākhyānaṃ tasya devasya saṃnidhau | saṃpaṭhecchṛṇuyādvāpi samyakchaktisamanvitaḥ
Quiconque, pourvu d’une foi juste et d’une force spirituelle adéquate, récite ce récit sacré et méritoire —ou même l’écoute— en la présence même de cette divinité, en reçoit pleinement le fruit saint.
Pippalāda (as cited in this adhyāya’s refrain)
Tirtha: Kaṃsārīśvara
Type: kshetra
Listener: general adhikārī (reciter/listener)
Scene: Devotees seated near the sanctum recite the māhātmya; one reads from a palm-leaf manuscript while others listen with folded hands; the liṅga is visible with lamps and incense.
FAQs
Hearing or reciting a tīrtha’s māhātmya in the deity’s presence yields complete merit when done with sincere faith and inner readiness.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (connected here with Kaṃsāreśvara) within the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.
Recitation (pāṭha) or devotional listening (śravaṇa) of the sacred account in the deity’s proximity.