Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48
प्रणम्य शिरसा भूमौ तेजसा तु सुविह्वलः । भीतः कृतांजलिः स्तब्धः प्रोवाच परमेश्वरीम्
praṇamya śirasā bhūmau tejasā tu suvihvalaḥ | bhītaḥ kṛtāṃjaliḥ stabdhaḥ provāca parameśvarīm
S’inclinant, le front contre la terre, il fut bouleversé par son éclat. Craintif et immobile, les mains jointes, il s’adressa à la Déesse Suprême.
Narrator (Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this snippet)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dialogue-frame audience within Prabhāsakhaṇḍa
Scene: Himavān prostrates fully, forehead to earth, trembling under Devī’s radiance; then rises into stillness with folded hands, ready to speak.
FAQs
Proper approach to the divine is humility—prostration, folded hands, and reverent speech—especially when confronted with overwhelming tejas.
Vastrāpathakṣetra, framed as a place where direct encounter with the Goddess inspires bhakti and surrender.
Implicit devotional conduct is shown: praṇāma (prostration) and añjali (folded hands), though no formal vrata is stated.