Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28
किंचिदेवाद्भुतं ब्रूत श्रवणाद्येन पुण्यता । एवमुक्ते भगवता तेषां यः प्रवरो मतः
kiṃcidevādbhutaṃ brūta śravaṇādyena puṇyatā | evamukte bhagavatā teṣāṃ yaḥ pravaro mataḥ
“Dizei-me algo verdadeiramente maravilhoso, cuja simples audição conceda mérito.” Assim falou o Bem-aventurado, e o mais eminente dentre eles adiantou-se.
Brahmā (Pitāmaha)
Scene: Brahmā requests a ‘truly wondrous’ account whose hearing grants merit; one emissary begins to rise as the ‘foremost’ to speak, the assembly leaning in.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) itself is a dharmic practice that generates puṇya when the subject is sacred and elevating.
Not specified in this verse; it sets up a sacred account whose hearing grants merit.
Implied practice: śravaṇa—listening to sacred narrative for merit.