Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 44
एवमादिषु तीर्थेषु यत्पुण्यं जायते नृणाम् । नर्मदाचरितं श्रुत्वा तत्पुण्यं सकलं लभेत्
evamādiṣu tīrtheṣu yatpuṇyaṃ jāyate nṛṇām | narmadācaritaṃ śrutvā tatpuṇyaṃ sakalaṃ labhet
આવા તથા અન્ય તીર્થોમાં મનુષ્યોને જે પુણ્ય ઉત્પન્ન થાય છે, નર્મદા-ચરિત્રનું શ્રવણ કરવાથી તે સર્વ પુણ્ય સંપૂર્ણરૂપે પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) carita-śravaṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand concluding tableau: the Narmadā narrative radiates light that transforms into many tīrtha symbols (ghats, sangams, temples), then returns as a single stream of blessing into the listener’s heart.
FAQs
Devotional listening (śravaṇa) to a sacred māhātmya can confer the same spiritual merit as extensive pilgrimage.
The Narmadā’s māhātmya is exalted as encompassing the merit of many tīrthas collectively.
Śravaṇa—hearing the Narmadā-carita—is the explicit practice tied to gaining merit.
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