Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
सर्वेषां सर्वदः शंभुः क्षणं यावद्विचिंतयेत् । विज्ञातावसरो ब्रह्मा तावच्छंभुं व्यजिज्ञपत् । प्रणम्याग्रेसरो भूत्वा मौलौ बद्धकरद्वयः
sarveṣāṃ sarvadaḥ śaṃbhuḥ kṣaṇaṃ yāvadviciṃtayet | vijñātāvasaro brahmā tāvacchaṃbhuṃ vyajijñapat | praṇamyāgresaro bhūtvā maulau baddhakaradvayaḥ
સર્વને સર્વ આપનાર શંભુ ક્ષણમાત્ર વિચારમાં પડ્યા. અવસર જાણી બ્રહ્માએ શંભુને વિનયપૂર્વક કહ્યું—પ્રણામ કરીને આગળ વધીને, મસ્તક પર જોડેલા હાથ ધર્યા.
Narrator (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration within Skanda Purana)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a luminous cosmic assembly, Śambhu sits in serene stillness, eyes half-closed in a moment’s contemplation; Brahmā steps forward, bows deeply, and raises joined palms to his crown in formal supplication.
FAQs
Even exalted beings like Brahmā approach Śiva with humility; right timing and reverent conduct accompany sacred requests.
The wider passage belongs to the Avimukta/Kāśī Māhātmya setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a narrative transition.
A devotional etiquette is implied: praṇāma (bowing) and añjali (joined hands) when addressing the deity.