Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27
निशम्य प्रणिपत्याह नृपः स्वहृदयस्थितम् । इंद्रद्युम्न उवाच । चिरायुर्भगवान्भूमौ विश्रुतः सांप्रतं ततः
niśamya praṇipatyāha nṛpaḥ svahṛdayasthitam | iṃdradyumna uvāca | cirāyurbhagavānbhūmau viśrutaḥ sāṃprataṃ tataḥ
Nachdem er es vernommen hatte, verneigte sich der König und sprach aus, was in seinem Herzen feststand. Indradyumna sagte: „Darum ist der ehrwürdige ‚Langlebige‘ nun auf Erden weithin berühmt.“
Narrator and Indradyumna (direct speech)
Listener: Śaunaka and sages at Naimiṣāraṇya (implied frame)
Scene: A crowned king (Indradyumna) listens intently, then bows with folded hands before an aged sage; the atmosphere is calm, with a hermitage backdrop and a sense of a sacred name becoming celebrated in the world.
FAQs
True knowledge is approached with reverence—listening first, bowing, and then speaking from sincerity of heart.
The verse implies a sacred meeting with a sage (context: Naimiṣāraṇya), but does not explicitly state tīrtha-phala.
No formal rite; it models respectful conduct toward sages (praṇipāta and praśna).