Markandeyapurana 92.24

92.24

yuṣmābhiḥ stutayo yāśca yāśca brahmarṣibhiḥ kṛtāḥ /
brahmaṇā ca kṛtāstāstu prayacchanti śubhāṃ gatim //

And by means of cattle, flowers, arghya offerings and incenses, and by the finest perfumes and lamps, by feasts given to brāhmans, by oblations, by sprinkled water day and night, and by various other objects of enjoyment, by gifts yearly— the favour which comes by such means, such favour is won from me when this story of my noble exploits is once heard. When heard it takes away sins and confers perfect health. This celebration of me preserves created beings from future births, even this story of my exploits in battles, the annihilation of the wicked Daityas. When it is heard, no fear, that is caused by enmity, springs up among men. And the hymns which ye have composed, and those composed by brāhman ṛṣis, and those composed by Brahmā bestow a splendid mind.[6] He who is surrounded by a raging fire in a forest or on a lonesome road, or who is enoompassed by robbers in a desolate spot, or who is captured by enemies, or who is-prowled after by a lion or tiger or by wild elephants in a forest, or who is under the command of an enraged king, or who is sentenced to death, or who has fallen into bonds, or who is whirled around by the wind, or who stands in a ship in the wide sea, or, who is in the most dreadful battle with weapons falling upon him, or who is afflicted with pain amidst all kinds of terrible troubles— such a man on calling to mind this story of my exploits is delivered from his strait.