Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 46
सद्भिश्च संगतिर्नित्यं मैत्री च पितृमित्रकैः । इतिहासपुराणानामुत्कंठा श्रवणे सदा
sadbhiśca saṃgatirnityaṃ maitrī ca pitṛmitrakaiḥ | itihāsapurāṇānāmutkaṃṭhā śravaṇe sadā
நல்லோருடன் இடையறாத நட்பு, தந்தையின் நண்பர்களுடனும் நட்புறவு, மேலும் இதிகாச–புராணங்களை கேட்க எப்போதும் ஆவல்—இவையே தர்மத்திற்குத் துணையாகப் போற்றப்படுகின்றன।
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra (śravaṇa-satsang within the kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: On a Kāśī ghāṭa or in a small maṭha, a learned paurāṇika recites while listeners sit attentively; elders and youths together; a father’s old friends greet the householder warmly, symbolizing continuity of dharma.
FAQs
Satsanga and devoted listening to sacred narratives purify the mind and strengthen dharma.
The verse is part of Kāśī-khaṇḍa teachings; no particular tirtha is singled out.
Śravaṇa (devotional listening) of Itihāsa and Purāṇa is recommended as an ongoing practice.