एतत्ते सर्वविख्यातमाख्यातं कल्मषापहम् । यश्चेदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या स गच्छेत्परमं पदम्
etatte sarvavikhyātamākhyātaṃ kalmaṣāpaham | yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā sa gacchetparamaṃ padam
Ceci, renommé partout, t’a été exposé comme ce qui détruit l’impureté. Quiconque l’entend avec dévotion atteint l’état suprême.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (as text)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The addressed interlocutor in the māhātmya (frame listener)
Scene: A teacher recites the Prabhāsa-māhātmya to gathered devotees; a subtle luminous path rises upward symbolizing parama pada; listeners’ faces show relief as ‘kalmaṣa’ dissolves like dark mist.
Devotional listening to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a purifying practice that leads toward the highest spiritual goal.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, by concluding the praise with a phalaśruti for hearing the account.
Śravaṇa (devout hearing) of the narrated māhātmya is prescribed as a sin-removing, elevating practice.