Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73
एवं तलस्वामिचरित्रमुत्तमं श्रुतं पुरा सिद्धमहर्षिसंघैः । श्रुत्वा प्रभावं तलदेवसन्निधौ प्राप्नोति सर्वं मनसा यदीप्सितम्
evaṃ talasvāmicaritramuttamaṃ śrutaṃ purā siddhamaharṣisaṃghaiḥ | śrutvā prabhāvaṃ taladevasannidhau prāpnoti sarvaṃ manasā yadīpsitam
Ainsi, ce récit excellent de Talasvāmi fut jadis entendu par des assemblées de grands sages accomplis. En entendant sa puissance en la présence même de la divinité de Tala, on obtient tout ce que le cœur désire.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Talasvāmi (Tala-deva-sannidhi)
Type: kshetra
Scene: An assembly of siddha sages seated in a semicircle, listening to the Talasvāmi-caritra; the shrine glows behind a curtain; a devotee in the foreground listens with tears of devotion, a thought-bubble-like motif showing their heart’s wish being fulfilled.
FAQs
Śravaṇa of a tīrtha’s māhātmya is itself a potent sādhana, especially when done near the deity’s presence.
The sannidhi (presence) of the Tala-deva/Talasvāmi at Prabhāsakṣetra.
Hearing (śravaṇa) the Talasvāmi māhātmya, ideally in the deity’s vicinity, as a means to attain desired ends.