Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
य एवं भक्तियुक्तस्तु श्रुत्वा शास्त्रमनुत्तमम् । पूजयेदुपदेष्टारं स शैवं पदमाप्नुयात्
ya evaṃ bhaktiyuktastu śrutvā śāstramanuttamam | pūjayedupadeṣṭāraṃ sa śaivaṃ padamāpnuyāt
ഭക്തിയോടെ ഈ അനുത്തമ ശാസ്ത്രോപദേശം ശ്രവിച്ച് ഉപദേശകനെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവൻ ശൈവപദം—ശിവന്റെ പരമസ്ഥിതി—പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (contextual attribution within Purāṇic narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and other sages
Scene: A devotee, hands folded, listens to an exalted discourse; then performs āratī and offers garlands and dakṣiṇā to the teacher; behind them a subtle vision of Śiva’s abode—white radiance, trident emblem, serene Śiva—signifying ‘śaiva-pada’.
FAQs
Devotional listening to scripture becomes complete when one honors the teacher; this leads to Śaiva liberation.
Within the Dvārakā Māhātmya setting, the merit is framed in the sacred context of Dvārakā and its Purāṇic hearing tradition.
After hearing the teaching, one should perform guru-pūjā—honoring the upadeṣṭā (instructor).