Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 42
यथेदमुक्तं तव धर्मसूनो श्रुतं च यच्छङ्कराच्चन्द्रमौलेः । श्रुत्वेदमिच्छन्मुच्यते सर्वपापैः पठन्पदं याति हि वृत्रशत्रोः
yathedamuktaṃ tava dharmasūno śrutaṃ ca yacchaṅkarāccandramauleḥ | śrutvedamicchanmucyate sarvapāpaiḥ paṭhanpadaṃ yāti hi vṛtraśatroḥ
Wahai putra Dharma, sebagaimana sabda ini telah diucapkan kepadamu dan didengar dari Śaṅkara, Tuhan bermahkota bulan, demikian pula siapa yang mendengarnya dengan bhakti dibebaskan dari segala dosa; dan siapa yang melantunkannya mencapai kedudukan/alam Indra, penakluk Vṛtra.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharma-sūnu)
Scene: A sage transmits a sacred account ‘as heard from Moon-crested Śiva’; listeners sit in reverent attention; above, Indra’s celestial city is hinted as the fruit of recitation.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of sacred tīrtha-teachings are themselves purifying acts that destroy sin and grant exalted attainments.
The immediate passage functions as a phalaśruti for the Revā Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography and observances around the Revā (Narmadā).
Hearing the account with intent and reciting it (pāṭha) are prescribed as merit-generating practices.