Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
ततः प्रणम्य ता ऊचुः सर्वा दीनतरं वचः । वयं समागता देवि सर्वास्तव मखे यतः
tataḥ praṇamya tā ūcuḥ sarvā dīnataraṃ vacaḥ | vayaṃ samāgatā devi sarvāstava makhe yataḥ
Then, having bowed down, they all spoke with deeper humility: “O Goddess, we have all come, for we belong to your yajña, your sacrificial rite.”
Gandharvyaḥ / Mātṛ-associated women (petitioners) addressing Sāvitrī
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The sages (dvija-sattamāḥ)
Scene: The divine women bow low before Sāvitrī and speak in a deeply humble tone, identifying themselves as participants of her sacrifice and pleading implicitly for relief.
FAQs
Humility, praṇāma, and acknowledging one’s place within sacred duty are shown as the first steps toward relief and restoration.
The narrative belongs to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya in the Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
Praṇāma (bowing) is performed; the verse references participation in a yajña (makha) but gives no procedural details.