Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 128
गुप्तक्षेत्रस्य माहात्म्यं सकलं श्रावयेद्यदि । सर्वैश्वर्यमवाप्नोति ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
guptakṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ sakalaṃ śrāvayedyadi | sarvaiśvaryamavāpnoti brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati
जो गुप्तक्षेत्र का सम्पूर्ण माहात्म्य दूसरों को सुनवाता है, वह समस्त ऐश्वर्य प्राप्त करता है और ब्रह्महत्या का पाप भी दूर कर देता है।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing sages/brāhmaṇas
Tirtha: Guptakṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned paurāṇika recites the Guptakṣetra-māhātmya to an attentive assembly; the ‘hidden kṣetra’ is suggested by veiled shrines, forested paths, and a subtle Śiva-liṅga presence; a radiant aura signifies brahma-hatyā-kṣaya and aiśvarya.
FAQs
Kṣetra-māhātmya recitation is portrayed as exceptionally potent—granting prosperity and cleansing even grave sins.
Guptakṣetra.
Sakala-māhātmya śrāvaṇa/śrāvayati: arranging the full māhātmya to be heard (formal reading/recitation).