Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 178
इत्येव चिंतया तस्य नारदोभ्याजगाम ह । तस्यैवमासनं दत्त्वा प्रणिपत्य च पृष्टवान्
ityeva ciṃtayā tasya nāradobhyājagāma ha | tasyaivamāsanaṃ dattvā praṇipatya ca pṛṣṭavān
وبينما كان غارقًا في التأمل على هذا النحو، أقبل إليه الناسك ناردَة. فأجلسه الملك على مقعدٍ لائق، ثم انحنى ساجدًا باحترام، وبعد ذلك سأله.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in frame)
Tirtha: प्रभासक्षेत्र
Type: kshetra
Listener: शौनकादयः
Scene: नारदः वीणा-धारी दिव्य-तेजसा सह आगच्छति; राजा वैन्यः आसनं समर्पयन् प्रणमति; सभ्य-परिसरः, तीर्थ-तट-आभासः।
FAQs
When dharma is unclear, one should approach a realized sage with humility and proper honor to seek guidance.
The narrative belongs to the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya framework, though the verse itself is about seeking counsel.
It models proper etiquette toward sages—offering āsana and praṇāma—rather than a formal ritual.