Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
नन्द्युवाच । रुद्रदेहोद्भवा किं ते न श्रुता भूतले स्थिता । श्रवणाज्जन्मजनितं द्विगुणं कीर्तनाद्व्रजेत्
nandyuvāca | rudradehodbhavā kiṃ te na śrutā bhūtale sthitā | śravaṇājjanmajanitaṃ dviguṇaṃ kīrtanādvrajet
Nandin berkata: “Wahai yang lahir dari tubuh Rudra, tidakkah engkau mendengar ajaran ini ketika tinggal di bumi? Dengan sekadar mendengar, dosa yang terbawa sejak lahir terhapus; dengan melagukannya dalam kīrtana, pahala beroleh dua kali ganda.”}]}
Nandin
Scene: Nandin delivers calm instruction to Hanumān, identifying him as Rudra-born; the scene is didactic: a serene Kailāsa backdrop, with subtle radiance around the speakers, as if the teaching itself is a purifying mantra.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (hearing) and kīrtana (praising) of sacred teachings are themselves purifying acts that generate merit.
The statement supports the Revā/Narmadā māhātmya: hearing and reciting its glory yields spiritual benefit.
Śravaṇa and kīrtana are prescribed as devotional disciplines with purificatory and merit-giving results.