The highest perfectional gain of humanity is to engage in discussions of the activities and glories of the Pious Actor. Such activities are so nicely arranged in writing by the greatly learned sages that the actual purpose of the ear is served just by being near them.
Srimad Bhagavata Purana
श्रीमद्भागवतमहापुराणम्
मूल श्लोकः
एकान्तलाभं वचसो नु पुंसां सुश्लोकमौलेर्गुणवादमाहुः । श्रुतेश्च विद्वद्भिरुपाकृतायां कथा सुधायामुपसम्प्रयोगम्
ekāntalābhaṃ vacaso nu puṃsāṃ suślokamaulerguṇavādamāhuḥ | śruteśca vidvadbhirupākṛtāyāṃ kathā sudhāyāmupasamprayogam
SB 3.6.37