Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
गत्वा तु सत्वरं सांबः प्रणाममकरोत्पितुः । निर्द्दिष्टमासनं भेजे यथाभावेन विष्णुना
gatvā tu satvaraṃ sāṃbaḥ praṇāmamakarotpituḥ | nirddiṣṭamāsanaṃ bheje yathābhāvena viṣṇunā
তাৰ পাছত সাম্বে সত্বৰে গৈ পিতৃক প্ৰণাম কৰিলে। বিষ্ণুৱে যি আসন নিৰ্দেশ কৰিলে, তেওঁ শিষ্টাচাৰ অনুসাৰে সেই আসন গ্ৰহণ কৰিলে।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Not specified in provided excerpt)
Scene: Sāmba enters swiftly, bows deeply to his father, then sits on the seat indicated by Viṣṇu; the assembly is orderly, with a palpable sacred authority guiding movement.
FAQs
Humility and proper etiquette—bowing to elders and following rightful instruction—are presented as dharma even within royal-divine settings.
The Prabhāsa-kṣetra setting frames the narrative, implying the sanctity of assemblies held in its environs.
No formal ritual; it highlights behavioral dharma (praṇāma, respectful seating).