Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 29
अथ दृष्ट्वा तु संप्राप्तां सावित्रीं यज्ञमण्डपम् । तत्क्षणाच्च चतुर्वक्त्रः संस्थितोऽधोमुखो ह्रिया
atha dṛṣṭvā tu saṃprāptāṃ sāvitrīṃ yajñamaṇḍapam | tatkṣaṇācca caturvaktraḥ saṃsthito'dhomukho hriyā
Als er Sāvitrī im Opferpavillon eintreffen sah, stand in eben diesem Augenblick der Viergesichtige (Brahmā) da, das Antlitz gesenkt, von Scham überwältigt.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; specific speaker not present in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sāvitrī arrives; Brahmā, four-faced, stands with faces lowered in shame, the pavilion momentarily stilled—authority humbled before chastity and truth.
FAQs
Dharma compels humility: even the highest must bow inwardly when confronted by rightful moral authority.
No specific tīrtha is named in this shloka; it belongs to the broader Tīrthamāhātmya narrative.
None; the verse depicts the reaction of Brahmā within the yajña setting.