य एतद्भस्ममाहात्म्यं त्रिपुंड्रं शृणुयान्नरः । श्रावयेद्वा पठेद्वापि स हि याति परां गतिम्
ya etadbhasmamāhātmyaṃ tripuṃḍraṃ śṛṇuyānnaraḥ | śrāvayedvā paṭhedvāpi sa hi yāti parāṃ gatim
ఈ పవిత్ర భస్మ మహాత్మ్యమును, త్రిపుండ్రమును ఎవడు వింటాడో, లేదా ఇతరులకు వినిపిస్తాడో, గాని చదువుతాడో—అతడు నిశ్చయంగా పరమగతిని పొందుతాడు।
Sūta (narrator, contextually)
Tirtha: Bhasma–Tripuṇḍra Māhātmya (portable Śaiva tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee listens to a teacher reciting the bhasma–tripuṇḍra māhātmya; another reads from a palm-leaf manuscript; a third repeats it to an audience—each with tripuṇḍra and ash-bowl visible.
Śravaṇa (hearing), pāṭha (recitation), and sharing sacred teaching about Śiva’s symbols can lead to the highest spiritual attainment.
No particular site is mentioned; the verse glorifies the practice and teaching of Bhasma and Tripuṇḍra.
Hearing, reciting, reading, and causing others to hear the Bhasma–Tripuṇḍra Māhātmya are presented as spiritually efficacious acts.