Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 36
सुहृदि प्रेमसंपन्ने त्वय्यनुद्यं न किंचन । साधुभिः सह संवादः सर्वश्रेयोऽभिवृद्धये
suhṛdi premasaṃpanne tvayyanudyaṃ na kiṃcana | sādhubhiḥ saha saṃvādaḥ sarvaśreyo'bhivṛddhaye
ప్రేమసంపన్న సుహృదా, నీయందు నిందనీయం ఏమియు లేదు. సాధుజనులతో సంభాషణ సమస్త శ్రేయస్సు అభివృద్ధికై జరుగును.
Gaṇas
Tirtha: Kāśī (Avimukta-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śivaśarman
Scene: A warm, respectful satsanga: the Gaṇas address Śivaśarman as a beloved friend, affirming his blamelessness; the setting suggests a quiet temple courtyard or ghat-side pavilion where virtuous dialogue unfolds.
FAQs
Satsaṅga—association and dialogue with the virtuous—is a direct means to expand all forms of spiritual welfare.
No single site; the verse teaches a universal dharma principle often emphasized in Kāśī narratives.
No formal ritual; it recommends sādhusaṃvāda (edifying discourse with the virtuous) as a practice.