Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
ततः प्रोवाच विनयात्कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः । आदेशो दीयतां देव ब्रूहि कृत्यं करोमि किम्
tataḥ provāca vinayātkṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | ādeśo dīyatāṃ deva brūhi kṛtyaṃ karomi kim
তেতিয়া তেওঁ বিনয়ে হাত জোৰ কৰি থিয় হৈ ক’লে: “হে দেৱ! আজ্ঞা দিয়া; ক’বা, কৰ্তব্য কি—মই কি কৰোঁ?”
Vibhīṣaṇa (addressing Rāma as ‘deva’)
Tirtha: Laṅkā (dāsya-smṛti)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame implied)
Scene: Vibhīṣaṇa stands with folded hands, head slightly bowed, asking Rāghava for instructions; Rāma’s posture is calm, authoritative, compassionate.
FAQs
Dharma is fulfilled through obedient service: humility and readiness to act on righteous instruction are marks of a purified mind.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse models devotional conduct within the Laṅkā narrative frame.
None; the practice shown is añjali (joined palms) and seeking dharmic instruction.
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