Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 40
प्रणिपत्य च तत्रत्यान्कृताञ्जलिरभाषत । तदा दीनमुखो भूत्वा मनसा संविमृश्य च
praṇipatya ca tatratyānkṛtāñjalirabhāṣata | tadā dīnamukho bhūtvā manasā saṃvimṛśya ca
Er verneigte sich vor den Anwesenden, die Hände gefaltet, und sprach; dann, mit gesenktem Blick, sann er tief in seinem Innern nach.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (narrative voice; speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Indra bows to the gathered beings, hands folded; his face is lowered, eyes cast down; a quiet pause of introspection before speech.
FAQs
Dharma begins with humility—honoring the wise and honestly examining one’s own actions.
The Kedārakhaṇḍa setting underlies the episode, presenting the Himalaya tīrtha-world as a place for reform.
A gesture of reverence (praṇipāta, añjali) is shown, but no formal rite like snāna or dāna is specified.