Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
इति ते कथितं महाप्रभावं हरिसंकेतनिकेतनोद्भवम् । शृणुते वा प्रयतस्तु यः सुधीः पठते वा लभते स सद्गतिम्
iti te kathitaṃ mahāprabhāvaṃ harisaṃketaniketanodbhavam | śṛṇute vā prayatastu yaḥ sudhīḥ paṭhate vā labhate sa sadgatim
Demikianlah telah kukisahkan kepadamu kemahakuatan itu, yang bersumber dari kediaman suci—tanda dan tempat bersemayamnya Hari. Orang bijak yang mendengarnya dengan disiplin, atau melantunkannya, memperoleh sadgati, tujuan yang diberkahi.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Nārāyaṇagṛha / Hari-saṅketa-niketana (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sage concludes the narration of Prabhāsa’s Hari-sign sanctum; attentive listeners sit in disciplined posture, palms joined, as the sanctum’s aura radiates behind the narrator.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of a tīrtha’s māhātmya are themselves meritorious and lead toward auspicious spiritual attainment.
The Nārāyaṇa-gṛha setting within Prabhāsakṣetra, described as Hari’s sacred abode/sign.
Attentive hearing and recitation of the māhātmya (phalaśruti practice).