Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
गालव उवाच । शृणु विस्तरतो भेदान्पुराणोक्तान्वदामि ते । याञ्छ्रुत्वा मुच्यतेऽवश्यं मनुजः सर्वकिल्बिषात्
gālava uvāca | śṛṇu vistarato bhedānpurāṇoktānvadāmi te | yāñchrutvā mucyate'vaśyaṃ manujaḥ sarvakilbiṣāt
Gālava đáp: “Hãy lắng nghe—ta sẽ nói rõ các sai biệt đã được nêu trong các Purāṇa. Ai nghe điều ấy, người ấy chắc chắn được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi.”
Gālava
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Paijavana
Scene: Gālava raises his hand in teaching gesture, promising detailed enumeration from Purāṇas; Paijavana listens intently; the atmosphere suggests certainty of purification through sacred discourse.
FAQs
Śravaṇa of Purāṇic dharma—especially about sacred worship—has purifying power and removes sin.
The broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya setting continues; Śāligrāma sanctity remains the thematic focus.
Śravaṇa: listening attentively to the Purāṇic description of Śāligrāma varieties.