Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । ततो द्विजौः परिवृतं नारदं देवपूजितम् । अभिगम्योपजग्राह सर्वानथ स पाण्डवः
sūta uvāca | tato dvijauḥ parivṛtaṃ nāradaṃ devapūjitam | abhigamyopajagrāha sarvānatha sa pāṇḍavaḥ
قال سوتا: ثم تقدّم الباندَفي إلى نارادا—المكرَّم حتى عند الآلهة، والمحاط بالحكماء من ذوي الولادتين—فسلّم عليهم جميعًا على الوجه اللائق.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa’s lineage narrator)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied purāṇic audience)
Scene: A forest-hermitage setting: Nārada, radiant and honored, seated amid brāhmaṇa sages; a Pāṇḍava (Arjuna/Dhanañjaya) approaches with folded hands, bow at his side, offering respectful salutations.
FAQs
Approaching a realized teacher with reverence and greeting the assembly is foundational to receiving dharmic instruction.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse establishes the authoritative setting for forthcoming tīrtha teachings.
Upasaṅgama and namaskāra—approaching and respectfully greeting saints—are implied as proper conduct.