Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67
श्रुत्वा कथां महापुण्यां ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मांडगां शुभाम् । गुणपूर्णां सत्ययुक्तां तेन हर्षेण हर्षितः
śrutvā kathāṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ brahmanbrahmāṃḍagāṃ śubhām | guṇapūrṇāṃ satyayuktāṃ tena harṣeṇa harṣitaḥ
Setelah mendengar kisah yang amat berpahala dan suci itu—wahai Brahmana, yang termasyhur meliputi seluruh jagat raya—penuh kebajikan dan berpadu dengan kebenaran, aku pun bersukacita dengan kegembiraan yang mendalam.
Yama
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmin interlocutor (and the wider śrotṛ audience)
Scene: A reverent listener, eyes softened with joy, hears a sage narrate an auspicious, truth-filled cosmic tale; the setting suggests a sacred forest hermitage with subtle cosmic motifs (stars/mandala) indicating ‘brahmāṇḍa-gā’ reach.
FAQs
True and virtuous sacred narratives uplift the heart; joy arises naturally from contact with satya and dharma.
The verse praises the kathā’s auspiciousness; within the chapter it supports the glorification of Dharmāraṇya.
No explicit ritual; the implied sādhanā is attentive listening to dharmic narration.