Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 81
अद्य धन्योऽस्मि धन्योऽस्मि कृतार्थो पितरौ मम । यत्प्रेक्षितोऽहं कारुण्यात्त्वया संभाषितोपि च
adya dhanyo'smi dhanyo'smi kṛtārtho pitarau mama | yatprekṣito'haṃ kāruṇyāttvayā saṃbhāṣitopi ca
„Heute bin ich wahrhaft gesegnet—ja, gesegnet! Meine Eltern haben Erfüllung gefunden, denn aus Mitgefühl hast du mich angesehen und sogar mit mir gesprochen.“
Rājaputra (the prince, speaking to Takṣaka)
Listener: (Implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: A humble prince (or devotee) with folded hands expresses gratitude after being compassionately looked upon and spoken to by a powerful being; attendants and a quiet court/forest setting suggest reverence and relief.
FAQs
Gratitude for divine or saintly compassion: being seen and addressed by a worthy being is itself a form of grace and merit.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on the transformative power of compassionate encounter within a Purāṇic dialogue.
None explicitly; it emphasizes inner disposition—gratitude and reverence—rather than a specific rite.