Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 75
नमस्कृत्य वचोऽवोचमिति भाव्यर्थनोदितः । तथा मतिस्तथा मित्रं व्यवसायस्तथा नृणाम्
namaskṛtya vaco'vocamiti bhāvyarthanoditaḥ | tathā matistathā mitraṃ vyavasāyastathā nṛṇām
প্রণাম করে আমি কথা বললাম, অন্তরের অভিপ্রায়ে প্রেরিত হয়ে। কারণ মানুষের বুদ্ধি যেমন, বন্ধুত্বও তেমন, আর উদ্যোগও তেমনই হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating within Māheśvara-khaṇḍa to the sages (deduced)
Listener: (Contextual) audience/interlocutor
Scene: A student bows and speaks with crafted words; behind the polite gesture lies a private agenda—visual contrast between serene posture and calculating gaze.
FAQs
Inner intention shapes thought, companionship, and action; dharma begins with the purification of purpose.
No sacred site is mentioned.
None; it is a reflective statement on human motivation and conduct.