Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 40
दृष्ट्वा मृदुलतां तस्य द्वैरूप्येपि स नारदः । मुमुदे सुतरां संतः प्रश्रयग्राह्यमानसाः
dṛṣṭvā mṛdulatāṃ tasya dvairūpyepi sa nāradaḥ | mumude sutarāṃ saṃtaḥ praśrayagrāhyamānasāḥ
فلما رأى ناردَةُ لينه—مع أنه ذو طبيعة مزدوجة—ابتهج ابتهاجًا عظيمًا؛ فإن قلوب الصالحين تُستمال بالتواضع وحسن الأدب.
Skanda (narrating to Agastya, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada, veena in hand, smiles with inner joy upon seeing a figure of mixed/dual aspect yet marked by soft gentleness; the atmosphere is calm, reverent, and luminous.
FAQs
Humility and reverence are higher than external status; they naturally delight and attract the minds of the saintly.
The broader passage belongs to the Kāśī-khaṇḍa (glorification of Vārāṇasī/Kāśī), though this verse highlights virtue rather than a named tīrtha.
No specific ritual is prescribed here; the emphasis is on praśraya (humble conduct) as dharma.