Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 42
ये कथामनुमोदन्ते कीर्त्यमानां नरोत्तमाः । अशृण्वंतोऽपि ते यांति शाश्वतं परमं पदम्
ye kathāmanumodante kīrtyamānāṃ narottamāḥ | aśṛṇvaṃto'pi te yāṃti śāśvataṃ paramaṃ padam
Les meilleurs des hommes, qui se réjouissent et donnent leur assentiment au récit sacré lorsqu’il est récité, même sans l’entendre réellement, atteignent l’état suprême et éternel.
Unknown (context not supplied; likely a purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: Outside a hall, a devotee cannot hear clearly but stands with folded hands, smiling in reverent approval as the kathā is recited; a luminous path rises upward symbolizing parama pada.
FAQs
Even supportive rejoicing in dharma (anumodanā) generates great merit and elevates the soul.
No specific site is referenced; the verse glorifies kathā itself as a means to the supreme goal.
Cultivate anumodanā—glad approval and support of sacred recitation and dharmic acts.