Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 94
सर्वेषां श्रेयसां बीजं सत्कथाश्रवणं नृणाम् । यस्तद्विहीनः स पशुः कथं मुच्येत बन्धनात्
sarveṣāṃ śreyasāṃ bījaṃ satkathāśravaṇaṃ nṛṇām | yastadvihīnaḥ sa paśuḥ kathaṃ mucyeta bandhanāt
மனிதர்க்கு எல்லா நலன்களுக்கும் விதை சத்கதா-ஸ்ரவணமே. அதிலிருந்து விலகியவன் மிருகம் போன்றவன்; அவன் பந்தனத்திலிருந்து எவ்வாறு விடுபடுவான்?
Unspecified (didactic narrator/teacher within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)
Listener: A woman (and/or household audience)
Scene: A teacher expounds sacred discourse to attentive listeners; the contrast is implied between awakened humans and heedless, sense-driven life.
FAQs
Regularly hearing sacred teachings is foundational for spiritual uplift and freedom from bondage.
No particular sacred place is identified; the verse teaches a universal dharma of śravaṇa (devotional listening).
Satkathā-śravaṇa—devout listening to holy narratives and teachings.