Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29
शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ता नान्यकार्येषु लालसा । वाग्यताः सुश्रवोऽव्यग्राः श्रोतारः पुण्यभागिनः
śivabhaktisamāyuktā nānyakāryeṣu lālasā | vāgyatāḥ suśravo'vyagrāḥ śrotāraḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ
Para pendengar yang dipenuhi bhakti kepada Śiva, tidak bernafsu pada urusan lain, menahan lidah, tekun mendengar dan tidak lalai—merekalah benar-benar yang berkongsi bahagian pahala.
Narratorial Purāṇic voice (context not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A circle of listeners seated with folded hands, eyes fixed on the speaker; their mouths closed in disciplined silence; a subtle Śiva-liṅga or Śiva banner indicating Śiva-bhakti.
FAQs
The listener’s inner posture—Śiva-bhakti, focus, and restraint—determines the kathā’s spiritual fruit.
No specific site is named; the emphasis is on the devotional qualification of the audience.
A behavioral discipline for listeners: remain quiet, attentive, and undistracted, grounded in devotion to Śiva.