ये श्रावयंति मनुजान्पुण्यां पौराणिकीं कथाम् । कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं तिष्ठंति ब्रह्मणः पदम्
ye śrāvayaṃti manujānpuṇyāṃ paurāṇikīṃ kathām | kalpakoṭiśataṃ sāgraṃ tiṣṭhaṃti brahmaṇaḥ padam
جو لوگ انسانوں کو مقدّس پُرانک حکایت سنواتے ہیں، وہ پورے سو کروڑ کلپوں سے بھی زائد مدت تک برہما کے مقام، برہملوک میں قیام کرتے ہیں۔
Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Tirtha: Brahmaloka
Type: kshetra
Scene: A patron arranges a Purāṇic discourse: canopy, lamps, water pots, and seating; townspeople gather to listen. Above, a luminous Brahmaloka with Brahmā on a lotus-throne welcomes the patron with garlands, indicating long residence.
Enabling others to hear Purāṇa-kathā is a high merit-bearing service that yields exalted post-mortem states.
No specific site is mentioned; the verse glorifies the act of propagating Purāṇic hearing itself.
Śrāvaṇa-sevā: arranging or facilitating the hearing of Purāṇic discourse for others.