Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71
सहसागत्य ते सर्वे नमश्चक्रुर्महात्मने । प्रसीद नः प्रसीदेति गृणतः पर्यपूज यन्
sahasāgatya te sarve namaścakrurmahātmane | prasīda naḥ prasīdeti gṛṇataḥ paryapūja yan
वे सब शीघ्र आकर महात्मा मुनि को प्रणाम करने लगे। ‘हम पर प्रसन्न हों, प्रसन्न हों’—ऐसा कहते हुए उन्होंने श्रद्धापूर्वक उनकी पूजा की।
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in snippet)
Scene: The family rushes forward, bows low to the sage, hands folded; their faces earnest as they repeat ‘Be gracious!’ while offering worship items.
FAQs
Humility, praise, and respectful worship of the virtuous invite grace (anugraha) and remove obstacles.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; the ‘tīrtha-like’ sanctity is attributed to the mahātman himself.
Namaskāra and pūjā of a sage are indicated as acts of reverence.