Shloka 9
भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः
Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute
शृणुयाद् वानसूयुर्य: श्रद्धधान: समाहित: । नास्य विध्न: प्रभवति भयं चास्य न विद्यते
śṛṇuyād vānasūyur yaḥ śraddadhānaḥ samāhitaḥ | nāsya vidhnaḥ prabhavati bhayaṃ cāsya na vidyate ||
Skanda dit : «Écoute : quiconque, sans malveillance ni esprit de blâme, écoute avec foi et l’esprit recueilli, aucun obstacle ne prend pouvoir sur lui, et la peur ne naît pas en lui.»
स्कन्द उवाच
Educational Q&A
Approach dharma-instruction without malice or fault-finding, and listen with faith and mental concentration; such receptive discipline prevents obstacles from overpowering one and dispels fear.
Skanda is instructing the listener about the fruit of properly hearing sacred dharma teachings: the attentive, faithful, and non-censorious hearer becomes resilient—hindrances lose their force and fear does not take hold.