Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
स गत्वोत्तानचरणं क्षोणीशं प्रणनाम ह । दृष्ट्वोत्तमं तदुत्संगे निविष्टं जनकस्य वै
sa gatvottānacaraṇaṃ kṣoṇīśaṃ praṇanāma ha | dṛṣṭvottamaṃ tadutsaṃge niviṣṭaṃ janakasya vai
Er trat auf den Herrn der Erde, König Uttānapāda, zu und verneigte sich. Als er den edlen Knaben Uttama auf dem Schoß seines Vaters sitzen sah, erkannte er die erwiesene Gunst.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical Purāṇic frame)
Scene: A royal court: King Uttānapāda seated; the child Uttama on his lap; an approaching figure bows with folded hands, noticing the favored child and the intimacy of the lap-seat.
FAQs
Worldly favor is visible and unequal; the Purāṇic narrative prepares the seeker to turn from courtly privilege toward steadier spiritual refuge.
The verse is within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, which overall glorifies Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), though this specific line is narrative setup in the Dhruva episode.
None in this verse; it describes a courtly scene and respectful salutation.