Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 74
भूमौ निपत्य राजेंद्रो नमोनम इति स्थितः । भीमोपि मातरं दृष्ट्वा यथा बालोऽभिधावति
bhūmau nipatya rājeṃdro namonama iti sthitaḥ | bhīmopi mātaraṃ dṛṣṭvā yathā bālo'bhidhāvati
The king fell to the ground and remained, repeating, “Homage, homage!” And Bhīma too—seeing the Mother—ran toward her like a child.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Scene: A king collapses into full prostration on the earth, repeating ‘namo namaḥ’; nearby, Bhīma—mighty yet emotionally undone—runs toward the Mother with the eagerness of a child.
FAQs
Before the Divine, power yields to humility; childlike trust is held up as the purest devotion.
No specific tīrtha is referenced in this verse; it highlights devotional conduct (praṇāma and surrender).
Prostration (praṇipāta) and repeated salutations (namo nama) are exemplified as devotional practice.