Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततः समीपमगमद्दंडाकारं प्रणम्य च । अब्रवीत्प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा विनयावनतः स्थितः
tataḥ samīpamagamaddaṃḍākāraṃ praṇamya ca | abravītprāṃjalirbhūtvā vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
Darauf ging er näher heran, warf sich der Länge nach wie ein Stab zu Boden und verneigte sich. Dann sprach er mit gefalteten Händen, in Demut gebeugt stehend.
Sūta (narration describing Duḥśīla’s actions)
Scene: A weary pilgrim approaches a radiant ascetic seated near a sacred spot; the pilgrim performs daṇḍavat (staff-like full prostration), rises, and stands with folded hands, head bowed.
FAQs
External gestures of reverence can be imitated; Purāṇic dharma emphasizes inner intention alongside outer conduct.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it advances the chapter’s tīrtha-associated moral narrative.
Daṇḍavat-praṇāma (full prostration) is described as a gesture of respect, though here used deceptively.