Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 71
इति श्रुत्वा हरेर्वाक्यमग्निबिंदुर्महातपाः । प्रणिपत्य महाभक्त्या पुनः पप्रच्छ माधवम्
iti śrutvā harervākyamagnibiṃdurmahātapāḥ | praṇipatya mahābhaktyā punaḥ papraccha mādhavam
হরির বাক্য শ্রবণ করে মহাতপস্বী অগ্নিবিন্দু গভীর ভক্তিতে প্রণাম করলেন এবং পুনরায় মাধবকে প্রশ্ন করলেন।
Narrator (contextual narration within the dialogue)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā (contextual)
Type: ghat
Listener: Agnibindu
Scene: Agnibindu, an austere sage with matted hair and bark garments, bows with folded hands before Viṣṇu/Mādhava, who sits serenely as a divine teacher; the Gaṅgā and Kāśī ghāṭas form a luminous backdrop.
FAQs
Reverent listening and humble questioning are honored paths to receiving deeper knowledge of dharma and tīrtha-māhātmya.
The ongoing dialogue concerns Maṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
Prostration (praṇipāta) and devotional inquiry as preparatory disciplines for receiving teaching.