Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15
कलौ युगे विशेषेण पुराणश्रवणादृते । नास्ति धर्मः परः पुंसां नास्ति मुक्तिपथः परः
kalau yuge viśeṣeṇa purāṇaśravaṇādṛte | nāsti dharmaḥ paraḥ puṃsāṃ nāsti muktipathaḥ paraḥ
خصوصاً کَلی یُگ میں، پوران کے شروَن کے سوا انسانوں کے لیے اس سے بڑھ کر کوئی دھرم نہیں، اور نہ ہی مکتی تک پہنچانے والا اس سے بڑھ کر کوئی راستہ ہے۔
Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa) / Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)
Scene: A darkened Kali-yuga landscape with weary people; a luminous circle forms around a Purāṇa recitation, creating a clear ‘path’ upward labeled mokṣa-mārga.
FAQs
In Kali Yuga, attentive listening to Purāṇic teaching is elevated as the foremost dharma and a direct support for liberation.
No tirtha is specified; the focus is on a universally available practice suitable for Kali Yuga.
Regular Purāṇa-śravaṇa (hearing sacred Purāṇic discourse) is prescribed as the primary dharma.