Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 47
बृहद्रथान्तरं चैव यो जपेद्भक्तितत्परः । स प्रयाति नरः स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः
bṛhadrathāntaraṃ caiva yo japedbhaktitatparaḥ | sa prayāti naraḥ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ
ഭക്തിയില് ഏകാഗ്രനായി ബൃഹദ്രഥാന്തരം ജപിക്കുന്നവന്, ദേവ മഹേശ്വരന് വസിക്കുന്ന ആ ധാമത്തെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Skanda (deduced from Revā Khaṇḍa narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee chanting on the riverbank; above, a visionary opening of Maheśvara’s luminous abode—Śiva seated with Pārvatī, gaṇas, and a radiant mandala—suggesting the promised destination.
FAQs
Devoted recitation (japa) is portrayed as a direct means to reach Śiva’s divine abode.
The statement occurs in the Revā Khaṇḍa, connected to the sanctity of Revā-kṣetra (Narmadā tīrthas).
Japa of the Bṛhadrathāntara with single-minded devotion.