Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
ब्रह्मचारिणमादाय गतास्ते ब्रह्मणोऽन्तिके । प्रतिमुच्याग्रतो बालं प्रणेमुस्ते पितामहम्
brahmacāriṇamādāya gatāste brahmaṇo'ntike | pratimucyāgrato bālaṃ praṇemuste pitāmaham
તે બ્રહ્મચારી બાળકને સાથે લઈને તેઓ બ્રહ્માના સાન્નિધ્યે ગયા. બાળકને આગળ મૂકીને તેમણે પિતામહ બ્રહ્માને પ્રણામ કર્યો।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (as narrative cause)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The Saptarṣis escort the brahmacārin to Brahmā; they place the boy before the Grandfather and bow, initiating a petition to preserve the blessing’s truth.
FAQs
When dharma is at stake, the wise seek higher guidance; humility before cosmic authority is itself a sacred act.
The broader frame remains Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where sacred travel leads to divine resolution.
Praṇāma (prostration/bowing) to revered beings is shown as proper dharmic conduct.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.