Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 44
अथ तां तत्र संवीक्ष्य दारुणे तपसि स्थिताम् । प्रणिपत्य स्थितो दीनः सदुःखो वाक्यमब्रवीत्
atha tāṃ tatra saṃvīkṣya dāruṇe tapasi sthitām | praṇipatya sthito dīnaḥ saduḥkho vākyamabravīt
Als er sie dort sah, in furchtbarer Askese verharrend, verneigte er sich tief; dann stand er, traurig und bekümmert, da und sprach diese Worte.
Narrator (introducing Śatānanda’s speech)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śatānanda beholds his mother emaciated yet radiant in tapas; he prostrates, then rises with tearful face to speak.
FAQs
Reverence and compassion frame spiritual counsel; humility precedes meaningful guidance in dharma.
The encounter takes place in the same sacred kṣetra celebrated in this chapter’s Tīrthamāhātmya, connected to Hāṭakeśvara.
Prostration (praṇipāta) as an act of reverence before speaking and advising.