Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 67
श्रुत्वा कथां महापुण्यां ब्रह्मन्ब्रह्मांडगां शुभाम् । गुणपूर्णां सत्ययुक्तां तेन हर्षेण हर्षितः
śrutvā kathāṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ brahmanbrahmāṃḍagāṃ śubhām | guṇapūrṇāṃ satyayuktāṃ tena harṣeṇa harṣitaḥ
श्रुत्वा तां महापुण्यां शुभां ब्रह्माण्डव्यापिनीं कथाम् । गुणसम्पन्नां सत्ययुक्तां श्रुत्वा हर्षेणाहं महाहर्षं प्राप्तवान् ॥
Yama
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmin interlocutor (and the wider śrotṛ audience)
Scene: A reverent listener, eyes softened with joy, hears a sage narrate an auspicious, truth-filled cosmic tale; the setting suggests a sacred forest hermitage with subtle cosmic motifs (stars/mandala) indicating ‘brahmāṇḍa-gā’ reach.
FAQs
True and virtuous sacred narratives uplift the heart; joy arises naturally from contact with satya and dharma.
The verse praises the kathā’s auspiciousness; within the chapter it supports the glorification of Dharmāraṇya.
No explicit ritual; the implied sādhanā is attentive listening to dharmic narration.