Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 5
सतां चरित्रश्रवणे कौतुकं कस्य नो भवेत् । उग्रश्रवा उवाच । साधु पृष्टमिदं विप्रा दूरांतरितमप्युत
satāṃ caritraśravaṇe kautukaṃ kasya no bhavet | ugraśravā uvāca | sādhu pṛṣṭamidaṃ viprā dūrāṃtaritamapyuta
सज्जनों के चरित्र का श्रवण करने में किसे उत्सुकता नहीं होती? उग्रश्रवा बोले—हे विप्रों, यह प्रश्न उत्तम है, यद्यपि यह विषय बहुत प्राचीन और दूरकाल का है।
Ugraśravā (Sūta)
Listener: brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: A purāṇic storyteller (Ugraśravas) addresses assembled brāhmaṇas; the mood is anticipatory, with listeners leaning forward in eagerness to hear ancient virtuous deeds.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) to the deeds of the righteous naturally kindles devotion and dharmic inspiration.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse praises the value of hearing sacred narratives.
Implied practice is śravaṇa (listening to purāṇic accounts), though no formal rite is specified.