Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 106
सावित्र्या इदमाख्यानं यः पठेच्छृणुयाच्च वा । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सुखभागत्र जायते
sāvitryā idamākhyānaṃ yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyācca vā | sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ sukhabhāgatra jāyate
Quiconque lit ce récit de Sāvitrī —ou même l’entend— est délivré de tous les péchés et devient, en ce monde même, participant au bonheur.
Skanda (deduced; concluding phalaśruti)
Tirtha: Sāvitrī (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A recitation setting: a learned narrator recites the Sāvitrī-ākhyāna to attentive listeners; the atmosphere is devotional and auspicious, suggesting inner purification through sound.
FAQs
Devotional engagement with sacred narrative—through reading or hearing—purifies sin and supports well-being, linking bhakti with dharmic uplift.
The passage concludes the Sāvitrī-related tīrtha narrative in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, centered on the Chamatkārapura setting referenced just prior.
Pāṭha and śravaṇa: reading or hearing the Sāvitrī ākhyāna as a purificatory practice.