Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
वेदध्वनिर्भवेद्यत्र तत्र हर्षसमन्विता । पुलकांचितसर्वांगी सा शुश्राव च सर्वदा । त्यक्त्वा राज्योचितान्सर्वानलंकारान्सुखानि च
vedadhvanirbhavedyatra tatra harṣasamanvitā | pulakāṃcitasarvāṃgī sā śuśrāva ca sarvadā | tyaktvā rājyocitānsarvānalaṃkārānsukhāni ca
जिथे जिथे वेदध्वनी उठे, तिथे तिथे ती हर्षाने भरून जाई; तिचे सर्वांग रोमांचित होई आणि ती नित्य श्रवण करी—राज्याला शोभणारे सर्व अलंकार व सुखे त्यागून।
Sūta (deduced; Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ (addressed)
Scene: A former queen in plain garments stands near a sacrificial pavilion or temple courtyard, eyes closed in rapture, goosebumps visible, as Brahmins chant Veda; discarded ornaments lie aside.
FAQs
True merit arises from reverent śravaṇa of sacred sound; devotion to the Veda outweighs royal luxury.
This verse emphasizes the sanctity of places where Vedic recitation is heard; the exact tīrtha is not named in this single shloka.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; it highlights śravaṇa (listening) to Vedic recitation as a devotional practice.