Shloka 25
Kāmodākhyāna
Glory of the Kāmodā Sacred Place
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं कामोदाख्यानकं शुभम् । यः श्रृणोति नरो भक्त्या सोऽपि पापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ २५ ॥
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ kāmodākhyānakaṃ śubham | yaḥ śrṛṇoti naro bhaktyā so'pi pāpaiḥ pramucyate || 25 ||
ข้าพเจ้าได้เล่า ‘กามोदาขยานะ’ อันเป็นมงคลนี้แก่ท่านโดยครบถ้วนแล้ว ผู้ใดสดับด้วยภักติ ผู้นั้นย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง
Sage Nārada (concluding the narration to the Sanatkumāra brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It gives the phala-śruti (promise of spiritual fruit) that devoted listening to the Kāmodākhyāna is śubha and leads to pāpa-kṣaya—release from sins.
It elevates śravaṇa (hearing) done with bhakti as an effective devotional practice, showing that sincere receptivity to sacred narration itself purifies the listener.
No specific Vedāṅga is taught in this verse; it emphasizes the practical sādhana of śravaṇa within Purāṇic tradition as a means to purification.