Shloka 21
धनमायुर्यशो दीप्त॑ पुत्राउछत्रुजयं तथा । स पुष्टितुष्टी सम्प्राप्प स्कन्दसालोक्यमाप्नुयात्,जो ब्राह्मण एकाग्रचित्त हो स्कन्ददेवके इस जन्म-वृत्तान्तको पढ़ता है, ब्राह्मणोंको सुनाता है अथवा स्वयं ब्राह्मणके मुखसे सुनता है, वह धन, आयु, उज्ज्वल यश, पुत्र, शत्रुविजय तथा तुष्टि-पुष्टि पाकर अन्तमें स्कन्दके लोकमें जाता है
dhanam āyur yaśo dīptaṁ putrān śatrūjayaṁ tathā | sa puṣṭi-tuṣṭī samprāpya skanda-sālokyam āpnuyāt ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “He who, with a focused mind, recites this account of Skanda’s life in this very birth, or causes brāhmaṇas to hear it, or himself listens to it from the mouth of a brāhmaṇa—such a man attains wealth, long life, radiant fame, sons, victory over enemies, and the twin blessings of nourishment and contentment; and in the end he reaches Skanda’s world.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a phalaśruti: devoted, attentive recitation or hearing of Skanda’s life-story—especially through brāhmaṇas—yields both worldly goods (prosperity, longevity, fame, offspring, victory) and a final spiritual reward (Skanda’s realm), emphasizing faith, disciplined attention, and reverence for sacred transmission.
Mārkaṇḍeya concludes a section about Skanda by stating the fruits of engaging with the narrative: one who reads, teaches, or listens to Skanda’s birth-account with single-pointed mind gains multiple blessings and ultimately attains sālokya with Skanda.