Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनाः । संमुखाः प्रययुस्तूर्णं कृतांजलिपुटाः स्थिताः
tataste brāhmaṇāḥ sarve vismayotphullalocanāḥ | saṃmukhāḥ prayayustūrṇaṃ kṛtāṃjalipuṭāḥ sthitāḥ
Alors, tous ces brāhmaṇas, les yeux écarquillés d’émerveillement, s’avancèrent promptement à sa rencontre et demeurèrent debout, les mains jointes en signe de vénération.
Viśvāmitra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas with widened eyes rush forward, then halt in a composed line, hands folded; Śakra stands before them, radiant.
FAQs
Reverence is expressed through bodily discipline; humility (añjali) is a doorway to auspicious encounter.
The āśrama within the Himālaya tīrtha narrative, where dharmic reception is enacted.
The respectful posture of añjali and approaching the guest—core elements of atithi-satkāra.