Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 27
अप्रधृष्यमनिर्देश्यमचिंत्याकारमीश्वरम् । रत्नसिंहासनारूढं प्रण नाम महामुनिः
apradhṛṣyamanirdeśyamaciṃtyākāramīśvaram | ratnasiṃhāsanārūḍhaṃ praṇa nāma mahāmuniḥ
ذلك الربّ—لا يُقهَر، لا يُوصَف، ذو هيئةٍ لا تُدرَك—جالسٌ على عرشٍ من الجواهر؛ فانحنى الحكيم العظيم له ساجدًا بخشوع.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa framing)
Scene: A great sage stands with folded hands, then bows fully before the invincible Lord seated on a radiant jeweled throne. The deity’s form is luminous and slightly ineffable—edges softened by aura—suggesting ‘acintya’ beyond depiction.
FAQs
Before the indescribable Absolute, the highest response is praṇāma—humble surrender and reverent devotion.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse emphasizes theological awe and the act of bowing to Īśvara.
Praṇāma (bowing/prostration) is exemplified as a devotional act, though no formal rite is prescribed.