Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
सद्भिश्च संगतिर्नित्यं मैत्री च पितृमित्रकैः । इतिहासपुराणानामुत्कंठा श्रवणे सदा
sadbhiśca saṃgatirnityaṃ maitrī ca pitṛmitrakaiḥ | itihāsapurāṇānāmutkaṃṭhā śravaṇe sadā
সজ্জনদের সঙ্গে নিত্য সঙ্গ, পিতার বন্ধুদের সঙ্গেও মৈত্রী, এবং ইতিহাস-পুরাণ শ্রবণে সদা উৎকণ্ঠা—এগুলোই ধর্মের সহায়ক ভিত্তি বলে প্রশংসিত।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (śravaṇa-satsang within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a Kāśī ghāṭa or in a small maṭha, a learned paurāṇika recites while listeners sit attentively; elders and youths together; a father’s old friends greet the householder warmly, symbolizing continuity of dharma.
FAQs
Satsanga and devoted listening to sacred narratives purify the mind and strengthen dharma.
The verse is part of Kāśī-khaṇḍa teachings; no particular tirtha is singled out.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Itihāsa and Purāṇa is recommended as an ongoing practice.