Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 63
याः श्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यंते ब्रह्महत्यया । तारयंति पितृगणाञ्छतमेकोत्तरं मुने
yāḥ śrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyaṃte brahmahatyayā | tārayaṃti pitṛgaṇāñchatamekottaraṃ mune
เมื่อได้สดับเรื่องนั้นแล้ว ย่อมพ้นจากบาปทั้งปวง—แม้บาปหนักคือพราหมณ์ฆาตก็ตาม และข้าแต่มุนี เรื่องนั้นยังช่วยข้ามพ้นแก่หมู่บรรพชนได้หนึ่งร้อยหนึ่ง
Yama (contextual; addressing Nārada as muni)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A listener receives kathā; dark clouds labeled ‘brahmahatyā’ dissolve into light; behind, a line of ancestors rises upward, signifying ‘101 pitṛs delivered’.
FAQs
Sacred listening (śravaṇa) to a dharmic Purāṇic kathā is portrayed as extraordinarily purifying—benefiting both the listener and their ancestral line.
The immediate focus is the power of the kathā; within the section it supports the Mahātmya of Dharmāraṇya as a sanctifying sacred geography.
No explicit ritual is stated; the merit is linked to hearing the kathā, which functions as a devotional discipline.