Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53
यथायथा जनस्त्वेतत्कृत्यं ते कीर्तयिष्यति । तथातथा विशुद्धिस्ते पापस्यास्य भविष्यति
yathāyathā janastvetatkṛtyaṃ te kīrtayiṣyati | tathātathā viśuddhiste pāpasyāsya bhaviṣyati
Dans la mesure où les hommes proclameront cet acte qui est le tien, dans cette même mesure adviendra ta purification de ce péché.
Unspecified (contextual narrator/authority voice within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Tirtha: Rudraśiraḥ (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sequence-like scene: groups of people in different places recount the deed; with each retelling, the central figure’s aura brightens, symbolizing proportional purification.
FAQs
Kīrtana (proclamation/recitation) of the purāṇic account is framed as an accumulative purifier—purity grows as the narration spreads.
The verse emphasizes the māhātmya mechanism (kīrtana → purification) rather than naming a specific locale.
Kīrtana—retelling or proclaiming the episode—is the implied practice.