Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 43
तथाभूतः स मधुरं प्रोवाच प्रांजलिस्ततः । पुनः पुरः स्थितो धीमान्विनयावनतस्तदा
tathābhūtaḥ sa madhuraṃ provāca prāṃjalistataḥ | punaḥ puraḥ sthito dhīmānvinayāvanatastadā
وهكذا وقد تبدّل حاله، تكلّم بكلامٍ عذبٍ ويداه مضمومتان. ثم وقف ثانيةً بين يدي الحكيم، فانحنى ذلك اللبيب بتواضعٍ وخضوع.
Narrator (contextual)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Purāṇic audience
Scene: The now-fragrant yakṣa stands before Agastya with folded hands, face softened, speaking gently; the atmosphere is calm, with flowers and clean light suggesting inner peace.
FAQs
True purification expresses itself as humility, gratitude, and gentle speech.
The transformation is tied to tīrtha power in the Ayodhyā Māhātmya setting, though the exact tīrtha name is not stated in this verse.
No new prescription; it depicts the post-rite devotional posture (prāñjali, vinaya).