Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
अहो श्रृणुध्वं नो चेद्वः शुश्रूषा जायते शुभा । तथापि बाहुमुद्धृत्य रोरूयामः श्रृणोति कः
aho śrṛṇudhvaṃ no cedvaḥ śuśrūṣā jāyate śubhā | tathāpi bāhumuddhṛtya rorūyāmaḥ śrṛṇoti kaḥ
अहो, ऐका! तुमच्यात आमचे वचन ऐकण्याची शुभ इच्छा न जरी जागी, तरीही आम्ही बाहू उंचावून मोठ्याने आर्त हाक मारू; पण खरेच कोण ऐकेल?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: A sage or preacher stands with arms raised, calling out to a distracted crowd moving toward worldly pleasures, while a few attentive listeners sit near him.
FAQs
Spiritual instruction bears fruit only when the listener cultivates śuśrūṣā—earnest receptivity.
None; the verse is about hearing and heeding dharmic counsel.
None explicitly; it implicitly elevates śravaṇa (listening to dharma) as a vital practice.