इममध्यायमाकर्ण्य नरस्तद्गतमानसः । विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः शिवलोकमवाप्नुयात्
imamadhyāyamākarṇya narastadgatamānasaḥ | vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ śivalokamavāpnuyāt
Ai lắng nghe chương này với tâm trí chuyên chú, người ấy được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi và đạt đến Śivaloka, cõi của Śiva.
Skanda (phalaśruti; deduced from context)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya and the audience of the Kāśī-khaṇḍa (contextual)
Scene: A devotee sits near the Gaṅgā, eyes closed in absorption, listening to a reciter chanting the chapter; above, a subtle vision of Śiva-loka—radiant Kailāsa-like realm—appears as the fruit of śravaṇa.
Reverent listening (śravaṇa) with focused mind is itself a powerful sādhana that purifies sin and directs one toward Śiva.
Indirectly Kāśī, since the chapter belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa and its Mahātmya tradition.
Śravaṇa (hearing/recitation-listening) of the chapter with mental absorption is prescribed as the practice.