Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 9
भूमिदान-प्रसङ्गः । काश्यपी-पृथिवी तथा उतथ्य-वरुण-संवादः
Land-gift episode; Pṛthivī Kāśyapī; Utathya–Varuṇa dispute
शृणुयाद् वानसूयुर्य: श्रद्धधान: समाहित: । नास्य विध्न: प्रभवति भयं चास्य न विद्यते
śṛṇuyād vānasūyur yaḥ śraddadhānaḥ samāhitaḥ | nāsya vidhnaḥ prabhavati bhayaṃ cāsya na vidyate ||
Wika ni Skanda: “Makinig: sinumang walang masamang loob at hindi mapanuri sa paghahanap ng mali, na nakikinig nang may pananampalataya at may natipong isip, ay hindi magkakaroon ng kapangyarihan sa kanya ang anumang hadlang, at hindi rin sisibol ang takot para sa kanya.”
स्कन्द उवाच
Educational Q&A
Approach dharma-instruction without malice or fault-finding, and listen with faith and mental concentration; such receptive discipline prevents obstacles from overpowering one and dispels fear.
Skanda is instructing the listener about the fruit of properly hearing sacred dharma teachings: the attentive, faithful, and non-censorious hearer becomes resilient—hindrances lose their force and fear does not take hold.