Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
कलौ युगे विशेषेण पुराणश्रवणादृते । नास्ति धर्मः परः पुंसां नास्ति मुक्तिपथः परः
kalau yuge viśeṣeṇa purāṇaśravaṇādṛte | nāsti dharmaḥ paraḥ puṃsāṃ nāsti muktipathaḥ paraḥ
Terutama pada zaman Kali, selain mendengarkan Purāṇa tidak ada dharma yang lebih luhur bagi manusia, dan tidak ada jalan yang lebih tinggi menuju mokṣa.
Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa) / Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)
Scene: A darkened Kali-yuga landscape with weary people; a luminous circle forms around a Purāṇa recitation, creating a clear ‘path’ upward labeled mokṣa-mārga.
FAQs
In Kali Yuga, attentive listening to Purāṇic teaching is elevated as the foremost dharma and a direct support for liberation.
No tirtha is specified; the focus is on a universally available practice suitable for Kali Yuga.
Regular Purāṇa-śravaṇa (hearing sacred Purāṇic discourse) is prescribed as the primary dharma.