Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28
कच्चित्साधुमुखान्नित्यं शिवधर्मं सुभक्तितः । शृणोषि भक्तितो भद्रे प्रकरोषि च सादरम्
kaccitsādhumukhānnityaṃ śivadharmaṃ subhaktitaḥ | śṛṇoṣi bhaktito bhadre prakaroṣi ca sādaram
โอ้ผู้เป็นมงคล ท่านฟังธรรมแห่งพระศิวะจากโอษฐ์ของสาธุชนเป็นนิตย์ ด้วยภักติอันจริงใจหรือไม่; และโอ้ผู้เจริญ ท่านปฏิบัติตามด้วยความเคารพหรือไม่?
Unspecified (didactic voice within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of sādhus expounds Śiva-dharma; the listener sits respectfully with folded hands; behind them a Śiva-liṅga shrine with lamps and bilva leaves; the scene emphasizes listening and practice.
FAQs
Satsaṅga (holy company) and śravaṇa (devotional listening) should mature into actual practice of Śiva-dharma.
No particular tīrtha is named in this verse; it emphasizes the means (satsaṅga and dharma) that make tīrtha-sevā fruitful.
Regular śravaṇa of dharma from sādhus and its respectful observance are prescribed.