Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 88
तथा तेषूपविष्टेषु सर्वेषु पृथिवीपतिः । उपविश्य धरापृष्ठे कृतांजलिर भाषत
tathā teṣūpaviṣṭeṣu sarveṣu pṛthivīpatiḥ | upaviśya dharāpṛṣṭhe kṛtāṃjalira bhāṣata
Als alle Platz genommen hatten, setzte sich der Herr der Erde, der König, auf den Boden und sprach mit in Ehrfurcht gefalteten Händen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; specific speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Scene: All brāhmaṇas seated; the king deliberately sits on the earth (not on a throne), hands folded, ready to speak—an image of humility and dharmic decorum.
FAQs
True authority is marked by humility—honoring the virtuous with folded hands is itself a form of dharma.
The verse sits within Tīrthamāhātmya context, but no single tīrtha-name is stated explicitly in this line.
No formal rite is prescribed here; the act highlighted is respectful posture and añjali (folded hands).