Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
तस्योत्पत्तिं प्रवक्ष्यामि महापापहरां शुभाम् । यां श्रुत्वा मानवो भक्त्या दुःखशोकैः प्रमुच्यते
tasyotpattiṃ pravakṣyāmi mahāpāpaharāṃ śubhām | yāṃ śrutvā mānavo bhaktyā duḥkhaśokaiḥ pramucyate
เราจักกล่าวถึงกำเนิดอันเป็นมงคลของเทวสถานนั้น ซึ่งขจัดบาปใหญ่ได้ เมื่อมนุษย์สดับด้วยภักติ ย่อมพ้นจากทุกข์และโศกา
Īśvara (Śiva) (continued)
Tirtha: Gopyāditya (origin narrative to follow)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādevī
Scene: Śiva narrates to Devī; a haloed speech-scroll or manuscript motif emerges, symbolizing kathā; devotees in the background listen, their sorrow depicted dissolving into calm; the shrine silhouette anchors the setting.
FAQs
Devotional listening to sacred origin-stories is itself a healing act—purifying sin and relieving inner suffering.
Gopyāditya tīrtha/shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (its origin is about to be narrated).
Śravaṇa (hearing) of the tīrtha’s origin narrative with bhakti is recommended for purification and relief from grief.