Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
अहो श्रृणुध्वं नो चेद्वः शुश्रूषा जायते शुभा । तथापि बाहुमुद्धृत्य रोरूयामः श्रृणोति कः
aho śrṛṇudhvaṃ no cedvaḥ śuśrūṣā jāyate śubhā | tathāpi bāhumuddhṛtya rorūyāmaḥ śrṛṇoti kaḥ
O—makinig kayo! Kung sa inyo’y hindi sumibol ang mabuting hangaring dinggin ang aming salita, gayon pa man itataas namin ang aming mga bisig at iiyak nang malakas; ngunit sino nga ba ang makikinig?
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Scene: A sage or preacher stands with arms raised, calling out to a distracted crowd moving toward worldly pleasures, while a few attentive listeners sit near him.
FAQs
Spiritual instruction bears fruit only when the listener cultivates śuśrūṣā—earnest receptivity.
None; the verse is about hearing and heeding dharmic counsel.
None explicitly; it implicitly elevates śravaṇa (listening to dharma) as a vital practice.