Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 4
श्रुतं नामापि लिंगस्य यस्य जन्मत्रयार्जितम् । वृजिनं नाशयेत्तस्य प्रादुर्भावं ब्रुवे मुने
śrutaṃ nāmāpi liṃgasya yasya janmatrayārjitam | vṛjinaṃ nāśayettasya prādurbhāvaṃ bruve mune
இந்த லிங்கத்தின் பெயரை மட்டும் கேட்டாலே மூன்று பிறவிகளில் சேர்த்த பாவம் அழியும்; ஆகவே, ஏ முனிவரே, அதன் வெளிப்பாட்டை நான் உரைக்கிறேன்।
Skanda
Tirtha: Ratneśvara
Type: temple
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Skanda declares the extraordinary power: merely hearing the liṅga’s name destroys sins of three births; the scene conveys a wave of sonic sanctity, as if the name itself radiates light.
FAQs
Divine names are purifying; sincere hearing/remembrance of a sacred liṅga’s name can eradicate deep karmic impurity.
The Ratneśvara liṅga tradition in Kāśī is being introduced through its name-hearing benefit.
Nāma-śravaṇa (hearing the sacred name) is presented as spiritually efficacious.