Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 28
अत्रानुवर्ण्यते सद्भिरितिहासः पुरातनः । असकृद्वा सकृद्वापि शृण्वतां मंगलप्रदः
atrānuvarṇyate sadbhiritihāsaḥ purātanaḥ | asakṛdvā sakṛdvāpi śṛṇvatāṃ maṃgalapradaḥ
یہاں نیک لوگوں کے ذریعے ایک قدیم مقدس تاریخ بیان کی جاتی ہے۔ اسے بار بار یا صرف ایک بار سننے والوں کے لیے بھی یہ باعثِ برکت و سعادت ہے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic voice; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)
Listener: Listeners/assembly (contextual)
Scene: A circle of sages and householders seated in a tīrtha-side pavilion listening to an elder reciter reading from palm-leaf manuscripts; the air is calm, with lamps and incense signifying maṅgala.
FAQs
Śravaṇa (devout listening) itself is a meritorious practice that confers auspiciousness.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse introduces an upcoming ancient narrative.
Listen to the Purāṇic account—once or repeatedly—for maṅgala (auspicious benefit).