Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28
सद्ग्रामे सुजनाकीर्णे सुक्षेत्रे देवतालये । पुण्ये नदनदीतीरे वदेत्पुण्यकथां सुधीः
sadgrāme sujanākīrṇe sukṣetre devatālaye | puṇye nadanadītīre vadetpuṇyakathāṃ sudhīḥ
Que le sage proclame le récit sacré et méritoire dans un bon village rempli de gens vertueux, en un champ saint ou un lieu consacré, dans le temple des dieux, et sur les rives bénies des fleuves et des ruisseaux.
Narratorial Purāṇic voice (context not explicit in the snippet)
Type: ghat
Scene: A learned kathāvācaka seated on a vyāsapīṭha in a temple courtyard near a riverbank; virtuous villagers gathered, lamps and incense, the river flowing in the background.
FAQs
Purāṇa-kathā flourishes in sacred geography—temples, holy communities, and riverbanks—where dharma and devotion naturally support the listener.
No single named tīrtha; the verse praises tīrtha-like settings broadly—temples and sacred riverbanks.
It prescribes appropriate venues: a temple, a holy place, a virtuous settlement, or a meritorious riverbank.