Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 1
सूत उवाच । ततो द्विजौः परिवृतं नारदं देवपूजितम् । अभिगम्योपजग्राह सर्वानथ स पाण्डवः
sūta uvāca | tato dvijauḥ parivṛtaṃ nāradaṃ devapūjitam | abhigamyopajagrāha sarvānatha sa pāṇḍavaḥ
સૂત બોલ્યા—પછી પાંડવ દેવતાઓથી પણ પૂજિત અને દ્વિજ ઋષિઓથી ઘેરાયેલા નારદ મુનિ પાસે જઈ વિધિપૂર્વક સર્વને પ્રણામ કરી યોગ્ય અભિવાદન કર્યું।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa’s lineage narrator)
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied purāṇic audience)
Scene: A forest-hermitage setting: Nārada, radiant and honored, seated amid brāhmaṇa sages; a Pāṇḍava (Arjuna/Dhanañjaya) approaches with folded hands, bow at his side, offering respectful salutations.
FAQs
Approaching a realized teacher with reverence and greeting the assembly is foundational to receiving dharmic instruction.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse establishes the authoritative setting for forthcoming tīrtha teachings.
Upasaṅgama and namaskāra—approaching and respectfully greeting saints—are implied as proper conduct.