Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 63
अथ वैलक्ष्यमापन्नो विश्वामित्रो महीपतिः । प्रोवाच व्रीडया युक्तो वसिष्ठं मुनिसत्तमम्
atha vailakṣyamāpanno viśvāmitro mahīpatiḥ | provāca vrīḍayā yukto vasiṣṭhaṃ munisattamam
Da geriet König Viśvāmitra in Verlegenheit und sprach — von Scham erfüllt — zu Vasiṣṭha, dem erhabensten der Weisen.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Scene: Viśvāmitra, head slightly bowed, hands joined, speaks to Vasiṣṭha; the atmosphere shifts from aggression to contrition.
FAQs
True dharma begins with humility—recognizing one’s limits and approaching the wise with reverence.
This verse is part of the Tīrthamāhātmya stream in Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single line.
None in this verse; it sets the narrative tone for instruction and transformation.