Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 29
शिवभक्तिसमायुक्ता नान्यकार्येषु लालसा । वाग्यताः सुश्रवोऽव्यग्राः श्रोतारः पुण्यभागिनः
śivabhaktisamāyuktā nānyakāryeṣu lālasā | vāgyatāḥ suśravo'vyagrāḥ śrotāraḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ
جو سامعین شیو بھکتی سے یکت ہوں، دوسرے کاموں کی لالچ نہ رکھیں، گفتار میں ضبط والے ہوں، سماعت میں ہوشیار اور بے اضطراب رہیں—وہی حقیقتاً ثواب کے حصے دار ہیں۔
Narratorial Purāṇic voice (context not explicit in the snippet)
Scene: A circle of listeners seated with folded hands, eyes fixed on the speaker; their mouths closed in disciplined silence; a subtle Śiva-liṅga or Śiva banner indicating Śiva-bhakti.
FAQs
The listener’s inner posture—Śiva-bhakti, focus, and restraint—determines the kathā’s spiritual fruit.
No specific site is named; the emphasis is on the devotional qualification of the audience.
A behavioral discipline for listeners: remain quiet, attentive, and undistracted, grounded in devotion to Śiva.