Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
कलौ युगे विशेषेण पुराणश्रवणादृते । नास्ति धर्मः परः पुंसां नास्ति मुक्तिपथः परः
kalau yuge viśeṣeṇa purāṇaśravaṇādṛte | nāsti dharmaḥ paraḥ puṃsāṃ nāsti muktipathaḥ paraḥ
কলিযুগে বিশেষভাবে পুরাণ-শ্রবণ ব্যতীত মানুষের জন্য আর কোনো উচ্চতর ধর্ম নেই, মুক্তিরও কোনো শ্রেষ্ঠ পথ নেই।
Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa) / Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)
Scene: A darkened Kali-yuga landscape with weary people; a luminous circle forms around a Purāṇa recitation, creating a clear ‘path’ upward labeled mokṣa-mārga.
FAQs
In Kali Yuga, attentive listening to Purāṇic teaching is elevated as the foremost dharma and a direct support for liberation.
No tirtha is specified; the focus is on a universally available practice suitable for Kali Yuga.
Regular Purāṇa-śravaṇa (hearing sacred Purāṇic discourse) is prescribed as the primary dharma.