Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 84
सत्कथाश्रवणादेव जाता ते मतिरीदृशी । इंद्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यं पश्चात्तापो महानभूत्
satkathāśravaṇādeva jātā te matirīdṛśī | iṃdriyārtheṣu vairāgyaṃ paścāttāpo mahānabhūt
„Schon durch das Hören einer wahren und heiligen Erzählung ist in dir ein solches Verständnis erwacht; Entsagung gegenüber den Sinnesobjekten ist entstanden, und große Reue ist geboren.“
Brāhmaṇa (unnamed)
Scene: The listener’s face shows softened remorse and clarity; sense-objects (wine, ornaments, dice, etc.) lie discarded to one side, while the guru’s words ‘enter the heart’.
FAQs
Hearing authentic sacred narratives can directly awaken discernment, detachment from sensuality, and purifying remorse.
No site is explicitly mentioned; the verse praises the transformative merit of sat-kathā itself.
The implied practice is sat-kathā-śravaṇa (listening to sacred discourse), presented as a powerful spiritual discipline.