Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 16
पठन्ति ये स्तोत्रमिदं द्विजेन्द्राः शृण्वन्ति ये चापि नराः प्रशान्ताः । ते यान्ति रुद्रं वृषसंयुतेन यानेन दिव्याम्बरभूषिताश्च
paṭhanti ye stotramidaṃ dvijendrāḥ śṛṇvanti ye cāpi narāḥ praśāntāḥ | te yānti rudraṃ vṛṣasaṃyutena yānena divyāmbarabhūṣitāśca
Те лучшие из дважды-рождённых, кто читает этот гимн, и те умиротворённые люди, кто также слушает его,—облачённые в божественные одежды,— отправляются к Рудре на небесной колеснице, запряжённой быком.
Narrative voice of the Purāṇa (deduced phalaśruti style within Revā Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Revā/Narmadā
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devotees—brāhmaṇas and calm-minded listeners—recite/hear a Śiva-stotra on a riverbank; above them a radiant celestial chariot yoked to a bull (vṛṣa) descends, carrying them toward Rudra, their bodies clothed in divine garments.
FAQs
Recitation and reverent listening to sacred praise purifies the devotee and leads toward Śiva (Rudra).
The hymn pertains to Revā/Narmadā; its fruits are stated for those who engage with this Narmadā-stotra.
Pāṭha (recitation) and śravaṇa (listening) of the stotra, with an emphasis on a tranquil disposition (praśānta).