Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
इदं पुराणं परमं पवित्रं विशुद्धधीर्यस्तु शृणोति वा पठेत् । विधूय पापानि पुरार्जितानि स याति विष्णोर्भवनं क्रियापरः
idaṃ purāṇaṃ paramaṃ pavitraṃ viśuddhadhīryastu śṛṇoti vā paṭhet | vidhūya pāpāni purārjitāni sa yāti viṣṇorbhavanaṃ kriyāparaḥ
ปุราณะนี้ศักดิ์สิทธิ์ยิ่งนัก ผู้ใดมีปัญญาบริสุทธิ์แล้วฟังหรือสาธยาย ย่อมสลัดบาปที่สั่งสมมาแต่กาลก่อน และเมื่อมุ่งมั่นในธรรมกิจ ก็ไปถึงพระนิเวศของพระวิษณุ
Brahmā
Listener: Nārada
Scene: A reverential proclamation: the Purāṇa as supremely pure; a devotee recites or listens with focused mind, sins falling away like dust, and a luminous path opening toward Viṣṇu’s abode.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation) of sacred Purāṇic teaching purify karma and orient one toward Viṣṇu through dharmic action.
The verse functions as a phalaśruti within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya (Nāgara Khaṇḍa) setting.
Listening to or reciting the Purāṇa with a purified mind is recommended as a purifying practice.