Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
इति निगदितमेतद्भूतनाथेश्वरस्य प्रचुरकलिमलानां नाशनं पुण्यहेतुः । पठति च पुरुषो वा यः शृणोतीह भक्त्या सुरवरमहिमानं मुच्यते पातकौघैः
iti nigaditametadbhūtanātheśvarasya pracurakalimalānāṃ nāśanaṃ puṇyahetuḥ | paṭhati ca puruṣo vā yaḥ śṛṇotīha bhaktyā suravaramahimānaṃ mucyate pātakaughaiḥ
Так было возвещено это сказание о Бхутанатхешваре — благой причине заслуги, уничтожающей обильные скверны века Кали. И кто с преданностью читает его или хотя бы слушает здесь о славе наилучшего из богов, тот освобождается от груды грехов.
Narratorial voice within the Māhātmya (phalaśruti-style conclusion)
Tirtha: Bhūtanātheśvara (mahimā narrative) in Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotional assembly in Prabhāsa where a narrator recites the Bhūtanātheśvara mahimā; listeners with folded hands feel sins dissolving; a subtle aura of purification pervades the scene.
FAQs
Devotional listening and recitation of a tīrtha-deity’s glory is itself a purifying practice that counters Kali-yuga negativity.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the glorification of Bhūtanātheśvara.
Śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (reading/recitation) of the Māhātmya with devotion, stated to remove masses of sins.