Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 3
सूत उवाच । श्रद्धैव सर्वधर्मस्य चातीव हितकारिणी । श्रद्धयैव नृणां सिद्धिर्जायते लोकयोर्द्वयोः
sūta uvāca | śraddhaiva sarvadharmasya cātīva hitakāriṇī | śraddhayaiva nṛṇāṃ siddhirjāyate lokayordvayoḥ
சூதர் கூறினார்—ஸ்ரத்தையே எல்லா தர்மத்திற்கும் மிகுந்த நன்மை தருவதாகும்; ஸ்ரத்தையாலேயே மனிதர்க்கு இரு உலகங்களிலும் சித்தி உண்டாகிறது.
Sūta
Listener: Ṛṣis (Naimiṣāraṇya frame, implied)
Scene: Sūta, seated in a forest-āśrama assembly, teaches that śraddhā alone ripens dharma and grants success in both worlds; listeners sit attentive with folded hands.
FAQs
Śraddhā (faithful sincerity) is the root power that makes dharma fruitful and grants well-being here and hereafter.
No tīrtha is praised; the teaching is universal, focusing on the inner principle of faith.
No specific rite; the verse prescribes cultivating śraddhā as the enabling force behind all practices.