Skandapurana 1.4.1.20

1.4.1.20

..nārada uvāca..
ucitaṃ tava pārthaitadyatpṛcchasi guṇinguṇān..
guṇināmeva yujyante śrotuṃ dharmodbhavā guṇāḥ..
sādhūnāṃ dharmaśravaṇaiḥ kīrtanairyāti cānvaham.. 2.20 ..

Nārada said: / “It is proper for you, O son of Pṛthā, that as a virtuous man you ask about virtues; / virtues born of righteousness are suitable to be heard only by the virtuous. / The life of the good passes day by day in hearing and proclaiming righteousness,