Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 3
उपाविशच्च शैलादि विसृष्टासनमुत्तमम् । वैलक्ष्यं नाटयन्किंचित्क्षणं जोषं समास्थितः
upāviśacca śailādi visṛṣṭāsanamuttamam | vailakṣyaṃ nāṭayankiṃcitkṣaṇaṃ joṣaṃ samāsthitaḥ
Er setzte sich auf den vortrefflichen Sitz, den der Berggeborene (Śiva) ihm gewährt hatte, und blieb, mit einem Hauch von Verlegenheit, einen Augenblick schweigend.
Skanda (continuing narration)
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Śiva offers an excellent seat; Nārada sits, his face showing slight awkwardness, then he holds a respectful silence for a moment.
FAQs
Before divine wisdom, even the learned may pause in humility; silence can be a form of reverence and readiness to receive instruction.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse contributes to the Śaiva devotional setting of the Kāśī Khaṇḍa.
None; it describes posture, hospitality (āsana), and a moment of silence.