Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
ऋषय ऊचुः । आख्यातं भवता सूत विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम् । समस्ताघहरं पुण्यं समसेन श्रुतं च नः
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | ākhyātaṃ bhavatā sūta viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam | samastāghaharaṃ puṇyaṃ samasena śrutaṃ ca naḥ
ઋષિઓએ કહ્યું—હે સૂત! તમે અમને વિષ્ણુનું ઉત્તમ માહાત્મ્ય વર્ણવ્યું છે, જે પુણ્યદાયક અને સર્વ પાપો હરનાર છે; અને અમે તે સંપૂર્ણ રીતે સાંભળ્યું છે।
Ṛṣis (sages) addressing Sūta
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sūta
Scene: A circle of sages in an araṇya-āśrama respectfully addressing Sūta, acknowledging they have heard Viṣṇu’s greatness completely; the mood is studious and devotional, preparing for the next topic.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) to divine māhātmya is portrayed as purifying and sin-destroying.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is on the merit of hearing Viṣṇu’s glory as a dharmic purifier.
Implicitly, śravaṇa of purāṇic kathā (listening to sacred narration) as a meritorious act.