Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 59
वृत्रोऽपि तं समालोक्य स्वयं प्राप्तं बृहस्पतिम् । सदैव द्विजभक्तः स हृष्टात्मा समपद्यत । विशेषात्प्रणिपत्योच्चैर्वाक्यमेतदभाषत
vṛtro'pi taṃ samālokya svayaṃ prāptaṃ bṛhaspatim | sadaiva dvijabhaktaḥ sa hṛṣṭātmā samapadyata | viśeṣātpraṇipatyoccairvākyametadabhāṣata
Vṛtra, lui aussi, voyant Bṛhaspati arriver en personne, fut transporté de joie, car il était toujours dévoué aux brāhmaṇas. Avec une révérence particulière, il se prosterna et prononça à haute voix ces paroles.
Sūta (narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vṛtra, formidable yet composed, beholds Bṛhaspati arriving; he brightens, folds hands, and performs a deep prostration before speaking aloud with reverence.
FAQs
Reverence to the wise (brāhmaṇas) is portrayed as a dharmic virtue, even in an adversary, showing dharma’s reach beyond factions.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse.
None; the verse highlights praṇāma (bowing) and respect as ethical conduct.