Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
इति ते कथितं सर्वं धनदेशमहोदयम् । श्रुत्वानुमोद्य यत्नेन दरिद्रो नैव जायते
iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ dhanadeśamahodayam | śrutvānumodya yatnena daridro naiva jāyate
अशा रीतीने धनदेशाचे सर्व महोदय तुला सांगितले. जो हे ऐकून प्रयत्नपूर्वक श्रद्धेने अनुमोदन करतो, तो कधीही दरिद्र होत नाही।
Śiva (Īśvara)
Tirtha: Dhanadeśa/Dhanadeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small assembly of pilgrims listens to a paurāṇika reciter narrating Dhanadeśvara’s glory near a coastal shrine; listeners fold hands in assent, symbolizing ‘anumodana’.
FAQs
Sacred listening (śravaṇa) and faithful affirmation of a tīrtha’s glory invite auspiciousness and ward off misfortune such as poverty.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the praise of Dhanadeśvara (Dhanadeśa-mahodya).
Śravaṇa (hearing) of the māhātmya and anumodana (reverent approval/assent) performed attentively (yatnena).