एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातमाख्यानं पापनाशनम् । कपालेश्वरदेवस्य शृण्वतां पठतां नृणाम्
etadvaḥ sarvamākhyātamākhyānaṃ pāpanāśanam | kapāleśvaradevasya śṛṇvatāṃ paṭhatāṃ nṛṇām
இவை அனைத்தும் உங்களுக்குச் சொல்லப்பட்டது—ஸ்ரீ கபாலேஸ்வர தேவனின் பாபநாசகப் புராணம்; கேட்போருக்கும் பாராயணம் செய்வோருக்கும் நன்மை தருவது.
Narrator
Tirtha: Kapāleśvara (within Hāṭakeśvara/Vātakeśvara-kṣetra complex)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Addressed to a plural audience (‘voḥ’)—disciples/pilgrims/brāhmaṇas in the frame narrative
Scene: A sage concludes the account, blessing listeners and reciters; Kapāleśvara’s presence is implied—liṅga, lamps, and attentive devotees in a tīrtha assembly.
Śravaṇa (hearing) and paṭhana (recitation) of a tīrtha-māhātmya are themselves purifying acts in Purāṇic dharma.
Kapāleśvara associated with Kapālamocana tīrtha in the Vātakeśvara-kṣetra tradition.
Listening to and reciting the Kapāleśvara Māhātmya (parāyaṇa/śravaṇa) as a sin-destroying practice.
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