Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 26
अरुणादित्यमाहात्म्यं यः श्रोष्यति नरोत्तमः । न तस्य दुष्कृतं किंचिद्भविष्यति कदाचन
aruṇādityamāhātmyaṃ yaḥ śroṣyati narottamaḥ | na tasya duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃcidbhaviṣyati kadācana
Bậc thiện nam tối thượng lắng nghe vinh quang của Aruṇāditya thì không bao giờ khởi sinh bất cứ ác nghiệp nào, vào bất kỳ lúc nào.
Skanda (deduced; closing phalaśruti tone)
Tirtha: Aruṇāditya (Kāśī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A small assembly in Kāśī listening to a paurāṇika recite Aruṇāditya’s glory; the listeners appear uplifted, with dawn light entering the space as a symbol of inner purification.
FAQs
Śravaṇa of a deity’s māhātmya is itself a dharmic practice that purifies intention and steers one away from wrongdoing.
Aruṇāditya’s sacred tradition as preserved in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa (Vārāṇasī-centered māhātmya).
Śravaṇa—listening to (or recitation/hearing of) the Aruṇāditya Māhātmya.