Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
बाढमित्येव कामोक्ते गता सा तत्समीपतः । प्रणिपत्य ततः प्राह दिष्ट्या तात मया पुनः
bāḍhamityeva kāmokte gatā sā tatsamīpataḥ | praṇipatya tataḥ prāha diṣṭyā tāta mayā punaḥ
Als Kāma so gesprochen hatte, ging sie zu ihm hin. Sich niederwerfend sagte sie: „Durch glückliche Fügung, lieber Vater, habe ich dich wiedergetroffen.“
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context)
Scene: The heroine approaches the father/elder, bows fully, and speaks with trembling joy: ‘By good fortune, dear father, I have met you again.’ Kāma’s role is off to the side, having arranged the approach.
FAQs
Humility and right conduct are shown through respectful approach and prostration, even amid worldly aims like marriage.
The verse sits within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya (holy-site glorification) connected to a local jalāśaya (sacred water-reservoir) whose fame is explained later in the passage.
No explicit ritual is stated in this verse; it narrates respectful salutation (praṇipāta) as a dhārmic gesture.