Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
इति संक्षेपतः प्रोक्तं माहात्म्यं बुधदैवतम् । श्रुत्वाऽभिनंद्य प्रयतः प्राप्नोति परमं पदम्
iti saṃkṣepataḥ proktaṃ māhātmyaṃ budhadaivatam | śrutvā'bhinaṃdya prayataḥ prāpnoti paramaṃ padam
Demikianlah secara ringkas telah dinyatakan kemuliaan dewa Budha. Sesiapa yang mendengarnya, menyambutnya dengan hormat, dan berdisiplin dengan tekun akan mencapai kedudukan tertinggi.
Sūta (deduced—phalaśruti closure within Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Budheśvara-māhātmya (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A recitation assembly (paurāṇika speaking, listeners in attentive posture) with Budheśvara shrine in the background; a subtle upward path/light symbolizing ‘parama pada’.
FAQs
Hearing sacred Māhātmyas with reverence and disciplined conduct is itself a liberating practice in Purāṇic dharma.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the context of Budha/Budheśvara’s glory.
Śravaṇa (listening) to the Māhātmya, coupled with reverent acceptance and self-restraint (prayatna/prayata).