Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 76
निशम्य काश्यपिरितिप्रसूपादौप्रणम्य च । गृहीताशीर्ययौ शीघ्रं खमार्गेण खगेश्वरः
niśamya kāśyapiritiprasūpādaupraṇamya ca | gṛhītāśīryayau śīghraṃ khamārgeṇa khageśvaraḥ
Ayant entendu ainsi sa mère Kāśyapī, et s’étant incliné aux pieds de sa mère, le seigneur des oiseaux partit promptement par la voie du ciel, emportant ses bénédictions.
Narrator (within the Skanda–Agastya frame typical of Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame)
Scene: Garuḍa bows at Vinatā’s feet, receives blessings, and launches into the sky; a transition from counsel to action.
FAQs
Obedience to righteous counsel and reverence to one’s mother are upheld as dharmic virtues that guide action.
The broader text glorifies Kāśī; this verse is a narrative transition without a direct tirtha reference.
None; the act highlighted is praṇāma (bowing) and receiving blessings as a dharmic practice.