Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 91
तीर्थाख्यानमिदं पुण्यं यः शृणोति जितेन्द्रियः । व्याधितो मुच्यते रोगी चारोगी सुखमाप्नुयात्
tīrthākhyānamidaṃ puṇyaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti jitendriyaḥ | vyādhito mucyate rogī cārogī sukhamāpnuyāt
جو ضبطِ نفس کے ساتھ اس تیرتھ کی پاک حکایت سنتا ہے، اگر بیمار ہو تو بیماری سے نجات پاتا ہے؛ اور اگر تندرست ہو تو سعادت و راحت حاصل کرتا ہے۔
Śaṅkara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Tīrtha-ākhyāna (Somānātha/Prabhāsa māhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira and/or general audience of the kathā
Scene: A sage recites the tīrtha-ākhyāna to attentive listeners seated in a mandapa; a sick listener is shown recovering, while healthy listeners radiate calm contentment.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to tīrtha-māhātmya is itself a transformative practice that yields both spiritual and worldly well-being.
The verse praises the merit of the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha narrative as a whole—centered on the Narmadā region and its sanctified sites.
Listen (śṛṇoti) with self-control to the tīrtha account; this is presented as a meritorious observance with tangible results.