Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
कथायां कीर्त्यमानायां विघ्नं कुर्वंति ये शठाः । कोट्यब्दान्नरकान्भुक्त्वा भवंति ग्रामसूकराः
kathāyāṃ kīrtyamānāyāṃ vighnaṃ kurvaṃti ye śaṭhāḥ | koṭyabdānnarakānbhuktvā bhavaṃti grāmasūkarāḥ
कथायां पौराणिक्यां कीर्त्यमानायां ये शठा विघ्नं कुर्वन्ति, ते कोट्यब्दान् नरकेषु भुक्त्वा ग्रामसूकरत्वं प्राप्नुवन्ति।
Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Scene: A village assembly where a Purāṇa-knower recites from a palm-leaf manuscript; deceitful interrupters create commotion; in the background, Yama’s messengers lead them toward a dark naraka, and a later vignette shows rebirth as village pigs near refuse heaps.
FAQs
Do not obstruct sacred narration; honoring dharma-kathā preserves merit, while disruption brings severe karmic downfall.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it teaches general Purāṇic dharma about honoring kathā.
The implied observance is respectful participation in Purāṇa-kathā—listening without causing disturbance.