Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 114
उक्तेति विररामाजः शृण्वतोर्गणयोस्तयोः । सोपि प्रमुदितश्चाभूच्छिवशर्मा महामनाः
ukteti virarāmājaḥ śṛṇvatorgaṇayostayoḥ | sopi pramuditaścābhūcchivaśarmā mahāmanāḥ
‘తథాస్తు’ అని చెప్పి పూజ్యుడు మౌనమయ్యాడు; ఆ ఇద్దరు గణులు వింటూ నిలిచారు. అప్పుడు మహామనస్కుడైన శివశర్మ కూడా పరమానందంతో నిండిపోయాడు।
Narrator within Skanda’s discourse (deduced; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dignified teacher concludes a discourse; two gaṇa-attendants stand respectfully, listening; Śivaśarmā, noble and radiant, shows quiet joy—hands folded, eyes softened—within a Kāśī shrine-courtyard ambiance.
FAQs
Sacred teaching culminates in inner joy and assent; right listening (śravaṇa) ripens devotion and clarity.
No tirtha is directly named in this verse; it functions as a narrative closure within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī context.
None explicitly; the implied practice is attentive listening to dharmic instruction.