Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 22
श्रवणादस्य लिंगस्य पातकं जन्मसंचितम् । क्षणात्क्षयति शृण्वंतु देवा ऋषिगणैः सह
śravaṇādasya liṃgasya pātakaṃ janmasaṃcitam | kṣaṇātkṣayati śṛṇvaṃtu devā ṛṣigaṇaiḥ saha
Sa pagdinig lamang tungkol sa Liṅga na ito, ang mga kasalanang naipon sa maraming kapanganakan ay napapawi sa isang kisap. Nawa’y pakinggan ito ng mga diyos, kasama ang mga pangkat ng mga rishi.
Śiva
Tirtha: Kāśī-liṅga māhātmya (hearing-glory of the liṅga)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devas together with Ṛṣigaṇas
Scene: A sage assembly with devas listens as the liṅga’s glory is proclaimed; sound is visualized as luminous script-like waves emanating from the speaker toward the liṅga and the listeners; a dark mist labeled ‘pātaka’ dissolves instantly.
FAQs
Even hearing the glory of the Kāśī liṅga is a powerful purifier, dissolving long-accumulated sin quickly.
The Viśveśvara liṅga of Kāśī, whose māhātmya is said to be purifying even by śravaṇa.
Śravaṇa—listening to the liṅga’s māhātmya (sacred account) as a purificatory practice.