Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 20
नारद उवाच । उचितं तव पार्थैतद्यत्पृच्छसि गुणिन्गुणान् । गुणिनामेव युज्यन्ते श्रोतुं धर्मोद्भवा गुणाः । साधूनां धर्मश्रवणैः कीर्तनैर्याति चान्वहम्
nārada uvāca | ucitaṃ tava pārthaitadyatpṛcchasi guṇinguṇān | guṇināmeva yujyante śrotuṃ dharmodbhavā guṇāḥ | sādhūnāṃ dharmaśravaṇaiḥ kīrtanairyāti cānvaham
Nārada dit : «Ô Pārtha, il est convenable que tu interroges sur les excellences des vertueux. En vérité, seuls les hommes de vertu sont dignes d’entendre les qualités nées du dharma ; et par l’écoute quotidienne du dharma et par sa récitation, la vie des justes s’élève jour après jour.»
Nārada
Listener: Pārtha (Arjuna)
Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā, addresses Pārtha in a calm teaching posture; a small assembly of sādhus listens, suggesting daily dharma-śravaṇa and kīrtana as communal practice.
FAQs
Daily śravaṇa (listening) and kīrtana (recitation) of dharma nurture virtue and steady spiritual growth.
This verse primarily praises dharma-śravaṇa and readiness for tīrtha-māhātmya, not a named location.
Regular dharma-śravaṇa and dharma-kīrtana are recommended as daily disciplines.