Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 67
मातृहा पितृहा वापि गोघ्नो बालघ्र एव वा । सुरापी स्वर्णहृद्वापि निष्पापो स्याः स्तुतेर्जपात्
mātṛhā pitṛhā vāpi goghno bālaghra eva vā | surāpī svarṇahṛdvāpi niṣpāpo syāḥ stuterjapāt
Sekalipun seseorang pembunuh ibu atau ayah, pembunuh sapi, atau pembunuh anak; sekalipun peminum arak atau pencuri emas—dengan japa atas kidung pujian ini ia menjadi bebas dari dosa.
Nandīkeśvara (stotra-phala statement)
Scene: A stark enumeration of grave sinners is contrasted with the cleansing power of hymn-repetition; the scene can show shadowed figures (sinners) turning toward a radiant Śiva-liṅga as the stotra sound purifies them.
FAQs
Śiva-devotion, expressed as stotra-japa, is presented as a powerful means of purification even from grave transgressions.
The passage belongs to the Kāśī Khaṇḍa narrative stream, preparing for the Vyāseśvara and Kāśī merit theology.
Japa (repetitive chanting) of the stuti is stated as the means for pāpa-śuddhi (removal of sin).