Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
उत्पत्तिं चण्डभानोर्यः शृणोति भरतर्षभ । विजयी स सदा नूनमाधिव्याधिविवर्जितः
utpattiṃ caṇḍabhānoryaḥ śṛṇoti bharatarṣabha | vijayī sa sadā nūnamādhivyādhivivarjitaḥ
ஏ பாரதசிறந்தவனே! சண்டபானுவின் தோற்றக் கதையை யார் கேட்கிறாரோ, அவர் நிச்சயமாக எப்போதும் வெற்றியாளனாக இருந்து, மனக்கிளேசமும் உடல்வியாதியும் இன்றித் திகழ்வார்.
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (phala-śruti addressed to a royal listener)
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (addressed as Bharatarṣabha)
Scene: A sage narrates the origin of Caṇḍabhānu to attentive listeners; behind them, a stylized solar radiance suggests the deity’s emergence; the listeners appear uplifted and protected.
FAQs
Reverent listening to sacred narratives (śravaṇa) is itself a dharmic practice that purifies the mind and supports auspicious outcomes.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it concludes a merit statement tied to the Caṇḍabhānu narrative.
Śravaṇa—listening to the sacred account of Caṇḍabhānu’s origin.