Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
मुहूर्त्तं वा तदर्द्धं वा क्षणं वा पावनीं कथाम् । ये शृण्वंति सदा भक्त्या न तेषामस्ति दुर्गतिः
muhūrttaṃ vā tadarddhaṃ vā kṣaṇaṃ vā pāvanīṃ kathām | ye śṛṇvaṃti sadā bhaktyā na teṣāmasti durgatiḥ
Whether for a full muhūrta, half of it, or even for a single moment—those who ever listen with devotion to the purifying sacred narrative have no evil destiny.
Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa) / Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)
Scene: A small assembly sits before a vyāsa-like reciter; listeners of varied ages lean in with folded hands; a subtle aura of purification surrounds them, while dark clouds labeled ‘durgati’ recede.
FAQs
Even brief, devoted listening to purifying Purāṇic kathā protects one from spiritual downfall and negative rebirth.
No single tirtha is named in this verse; it praises the general greatness of Purāṇa-śravaṇa as a purifier.
The practice prescribed is śravaṇa—devotional listening to sacred Purāṇic discourse, even for a short duration.