Taylor, McComas2015-12-101756-4263http://hdl.handle.net/1885/64233Using Genette's theoretical framework of the 'paratext', this article analyses various phalaśruti texts found in the Skandapura. These enumerate the 'rewards of hearing', that is, supposed benefits accruing to the audience as the result of listening to pHeavenly Carrots and Earthly Sticks: How Phalasruti Paratexts Empower Puranic Discourse201210.1093/jhs/his0122015-12-10