Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 151
तपस्यंतं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा शिरसा प्रणनाम सः । आशीर्वादेन स मुनिः प्रतिजग्राह तं नृपम्
tapasyaṃtaṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā śirasā praṇanāma saḥ | āśīrvādena sa muniḥ pratijagrāha taṃ nṛpam
Als er den Muni in Askese (tapas) vertieft sah, verneigte er sich mit gesenktem Haupt. Der Weise wiederum empfing den König mit einem Segen.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (deduced)
Tirtha: Jamadagni-āśrama
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king bows low with head to the ground before Jamadagni, who sits in austerity near a sacred fire; the sage raises a hand in blessing, accepting the king.
FAQs
Humility before tapas and spiritual authority is a pillar of dharma; blessings arise from reverent approach.
The setting is the sage’s āśrama (Jamadagni’s), treated as a sanctified place where blessings are obtained.
The prescribed conduct is praṇāma (bowing) to a tapasvin sage—an act of dharmic protocol.