Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
श्रुत्वाध्यायमिमं पुण्यं सर्वकल्मषनाशनम् । समस्तचिंतितफलप्रदं मर्त्यो भवेत्कृती
śrutvādhyāyamimaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvakalmaṣanāśanam | samastaciṃtitaphalapradaṃ martyo bhavetkṛtī
इमं पुण्यमध्यायं श्रुत्वा सर्वकल्मषनाशनम्। समस्तचिन्तितफलप्रदं मर्त्यः कृत्यवान् भवेत्॥
Vyāsa (phalaśruti voice in narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī-khaṇḍa adhyāya (this sacred chapter)
Type: kshetra
Listener: General listener/reader (adhikārī)
Scene: A devotee listens attentively to the recitation of a sacred chapter; subtle radiance suggests sins dissolving and wishes being fulfilled.
FAQs
Devotional hearing of māhātmya is itself a transformative practice, purifying sin and supporting human flourishing.
The chapter being praised belongs to the Kāśī-māhātmya stream of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Śravaṇa—listening to the chapter with faith—is presented as the efficacious practice.