Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 77
दक्षस्य च वचः श्रुत्वा कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः । प्रत्युवाच तदा सोमः प्रहष्टेनांतरात्मना
dakṣasya ca vacaḥ śrutvā kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | pratyuvāca tadā somaḥ prahaṣṭenāṃtarātmanā
Entendant les paroles de Dakṣa, Soma se tint debout, les mains jointes ; puis Soma répondit, l’âme intérieurement réjouie.
Narrator
Scene: Soma stands with folded hands before Dakṣa, listening; his inner joy suggests hope of remedy despite prior affliction.
FAQs
Humility and reverent listening prepare the seeker to receive saving instruction and turn toward divine worship.
The episode is embedded in Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, presenting devotion as the proper approach to the sacred.
The devotional posture of añjali (folded hands) is shown as a sign of reverence, though no formal rite is detailed.