Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 17
माहात्म्यश्रवणं तस्मादौर्वोपि मुनिरब्रवीत् । तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तीर्थस्यास्य गुणान्मुने
māhātmyaśravaṇaṃ tasmādaurvopi munirabravīt | tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi tīrthasyāsya guṇānmune
इसी कारण मुनि और्व ने भी तीर्थ के माहात्म्य-श्रवण की बात कही है। अतः हे मुने, मैं इस तीर्थ के गुण-वैभव को सुनना चाहता हूँ।
Phālguna (Arjuna)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A respectful inquirer sits near a sage, hands folded, requesting the virtues of the tīrtha; palm-leaf manuscripts and a water-pot suggest a hermitage setting near sacred waters.
FAQs
Hearing the māhātmya of a holy place is itself a dharmic act and a gateway to deeper faith and practice.
The tīrtha remains unnamed in this verse; the request is to narrate its qualities.
Śravaṇa (devout listening) of tīrtha-māhātmya is recommended as a meritorious practice.