Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
यः शृणोति नरो भक्त्या तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु । स प्राप्य शिवसंस्थानं रुद्रकन्यासमावृतः
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu | sa prāpya śivasaṃsthānaṃ rudrakanyāsamāvṛtaḥ
جو مرد بھکتی سے سنتا ہے، اس کے ثواب کا پھل سنو۔ وہ شیو کے دھام کو پاتا ہے اور رودر کی کنیاؤں سے گھِر کر پذیرائی پاتا ہے۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Narmadā (Revā) māhātmya śravaṇa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee, having listened with folded hands, is shown in a luminous transition to Śiva’s abode: a radiant Śiva-loka with Kailāsa-like splendor, where Rudra’s maidens (rudra-kanyāḥ) welcome him with garlands, lamps, and song.
FAQs
Devotional listening to sacred praise leads to Śaiva liberation-fruits, culminating in proximity to Śiva.
Implicitly the Narmadā tradition being heard (Revā Khaṇḍa), whose hearing yields Śiva’s abode.
Bhakti-yukta śravaṇa—listening with devotion to the māhātmya.