Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 91
सद्यो विधूय कृतिनो यांति शम्भोः परं पदम् । अतः संन्यस्तपुण्यानां सत्कथा साधनं परम्
sadyo vidhūya kṛtino yāṃti śambhoḥ paraṃ padam | ataḥ saṃnyastapuṇyānāṃ satkathā sādhanaṃ param
তৎক্ষণাৎ মল ঝেড়ে পুণ্যবানরা শম্ভুর পরম পদে গমন করে; অতএব কেবল পুণ্য-আশ্রয় ত্যাগীদের জন্য সত্কথাই পরম সাধন।
Brāhmaṇa (unnamed)
Scene: A renunciant releasing a bag labeled ‘puṇya’ into a river, then sitting to hear satkathā; above, a radiant Śiva-loka/Śambhu-pada opens like a luminous gateway.
FAQs
Rapid purification and steady sacred contemplation lead to Śiva’s supreme state; for the renunciant, sat-kathā is a foremost spiritual instrument.
No particular location is named; the verse glorifies Śiva’s paraṃ padam (supreme abode/state).
The verse recommends sat-kathā as a paramount sādhanā, especially for those oriented to renunciation.