Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
ततोऽहं प्रणिपत्योच्चैस्तं देवं देवसंयुतम् । उपविष्टः सभामध्ये व्रीडयाऽवनतः स्थितः
tato'haṃ praṇipatyoccaistaṃ devaṃ devasaṃyutam | upaviṣṭaḥ sabhāmadhye vrīḍayā'vanataḥ sthitaḥ
Darauf verneigte ich mich tief vor jenem Gott, von den Göttern umgeben; und, inmitten der Versammlung sitzend, blieb ich aus Scham mit gesenktem Haupt.
Narrator (first-person voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya account)
Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)
Scene: The protagonist prostrates before Brahmā amid a ring of gods; then sits with head bowed, hands folded, body language heavy with shame and surrender.
FAQs
True reverence includes humility; shame here signals inner recognition of one’s past failings before divine order.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative setting of the chapter.
The act of praṇipāta (prostration) is performed, modeling respectful conduct.