Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45
ततो लज्जापरीतांगः स्थितश्चाधोमुखो द्विजाः । इन्द्राद्यैरमरैः सर्वैः सहितः सर्वतः स्थितैः
tato lajjāparītāṃgaḥ sthitaścādhomukho dvijāḥ | indrādyairamaraiḥ sarvaiḥ sahitaḥ sarvataḥ sthitaiḥ
তখন লজ্জায় আচ্ছন্ন দেহ নিয়ে সে মুখ নিচু করে দাঁড়িয়ে রইল, হে দ্বিজগণ। ইন্দ্র প্রভৃতি সকল দেবতা, চারিদিকে অবস্থান করে, তার সঙ্গে সেখানে উপস্থিত ছিলেন।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā stands with head bowed, body suffused with shame; around him, Indra and the other gods form a surrounding ring, watching the unfolding at the sacred spot.
FAQs
True repentance is marked by humility; even exalted beings must bow before dharma.
The verse belongs to the narrative arc that grounds the sanctity of Rudraśiraḥ tīrtha in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
None; it depicts the emotional and moral posture preceding formal atonement.