Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 52
ये नराः कीर्तयिष्यन्ति भक्त्या शृण्वन्ति येऽपि च । प्रातरुत्थाय नामानि दश पञ्च च भारत
ye narāḥ kīrtayiṣyanti bhaktyā śṛṇvanti ye'pi ca | prātarutthāya nāmāni daśa pañca ca bhārata
ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಇವುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೀರ್ತಿಸುವವರೂ, ಕೇಳುವವರೂ—ಪ್ರಾತಃಕಾಲ ಎದ್ದು, ಹೇ ಭಾರತ, ಹದಿನೈದು ನಾಮಗಳನ್ನು ಜಪಿಸುತ್ತಾ,
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic speaker) to Yudhiṣṭhira (Bhārata)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) – nāma-mahātmya
Type: ghat
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (Bhārata)
Scene: Devotees at dawn, hands folded, reciting fifteen sacred names; some listen attentively; the riverbank glows with early light.
FAQs
Bhakti expressed through kīrtana (recitation) and śravaṇa (listening) sanctifies life, especially when done at dawn with discipline.
The Revā (Narmadā) tradition is implied through the practice of reciting her praised names.
Rise in the morning and recite (or listen to) the fifteen names with devotion.
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