Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 100
यश्चैतत्कीर्तयेन्मर्त्यः सदैव सुसा माहितः । स नूनं मुच्यते पापादाजन्ममरणांतिकात्
yaścaitatkīrtayenmartyaḥ sadaiva susā māhitaḥ | sa nūnaṃ mucyate pāpādājanmamaraṇāṃtikāt
Sesiapa dalam kalangan manusia yang sentiasa melagukan bacaan ini, dengan bhakti yang teguh dan niat yang baik, nescaya dibebaskan daripada dosa, dari awal kelahiran hingga ke penghujung yang ditandai oleh kematian.
Bṛhaspati
Listener: Suraśreṣṭha (best among the gods) and, by extension, human audience through Purāṇic transmission
Scene: A devoted mortal recites from a palm-leaf manuscript before a small shrine; a subtle aura of purification surrounds them, with shadowy forms of sins dissolving; Bṛhaspati’s blessing implied above.
FAQs
Faithful recitation and remembrance of dharma-teachings purify the practitioner and lessen the burden of sin across one’s life.
No particular tirtha is specified; the verse gives a general phalaśruti within the Mahatmya framework.
Kīrtana/recitation of the described teaching, performed with steady devotion and right intention.