Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
सद्भिश्च संगतिर्नित्यं मैत्री च पितृमित्रकैः । इतिहासपुराणानामुत्कंठा श्रवणे सदा
sadbhiśca saṃgatirnityaṃ maitrī ca pitṛmitrakaiḥ | itihāsapurāṇānāmutkaṃṭhā śravaṇe sadā
ಸಜ್ಜನರೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಿತ್ಯ ಸಂಗತಿ, ತಂದೆಯ ಮಿತ್ರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಹ ಮೈತ್ರಿ, ಮತ್ತು ಇತಿಹಾಸ-ಪುರಾಣಗಳ ಶ್ರವಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸದಾ ಉತ್ಸುಕತೆ—ಇವು ಧರ್ಮದ ಆಧಾರಗಳೆಂದು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತವೆ।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (śravaṇa-satsang within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a Kāśī ghāṭa or in a small maṭha, a learned paurāṇika recites while listeners sit attentively; elders and youths together; a father’s old friends greet the householder warmly, symbolizing continuity of dharma.
FAQs
Satsanga and devoted listening to sacred narratives purify the mind and strengthen dharma.
The verse is part of Kāśī-khaṇḍa teachings; no particular tirtha is singled out.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Itihāsa and Purāṇa is recommended as an ongoing practice.