Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 12
जीवं तस्यां च संचार्य उदतिष्ठत्तदग्रतः । मातरं स तदोवाच कि करोमि तवाज्ञया
jīvaṃ tasyāṃ ca saṃcārya udatiṣṭhattadagrataḥ | mātaraṃ sa tadovāca ki karomi tavājñayā
ولما نفخت الحياة في تلك الهيئة نهض أمامها. ثم قال لأمّه: «ماذا تأمرينني أن أفعل؟»
Narrator (deduced; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa narrative frame)
Listener: Sage/audience (contextual)
Scene: The newly formed child-figure stands up, eyes opening with awakened consciousness; Pārvatī gazes with maternal authority; the moment resembles a consecration awakening.
FAQs
Dharma begins with śuśrūṣā—reverent obedience to rightful authority; the created being immediately seeks dharmic instruction.
None is named in this verse; it is part of the Dharmāraṇya narrative context.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse emphasizes ājñā (command) and service as dharmic conduct.