Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
यं कं चिद्वीक्षसे पुत्र भ्रममाणं द्विजोत्तमम् । तस्यावश्यं त्वया कार्यं विनयादभि वादनम्
yaṃ kaṃ cidvīkṣase putra bhramamāṇaṃ dvijottamam | tasyāvaśyaṃ tvayā kāryaṃ vinayādabhi vādanam
पुत्र! जो भी श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण तुम्हें घूमता हुआ दिखाई दे, उसे तुम अवश्य ही विनयपूर्वक प्रणाम करना।
Mṛkaṇḍu (implied from context: he speaks to his son)
Type: kshetra
Listener: the son of Mṛkaṇḍu (implied)
Scene: A father instructs his young son: whenever you see a wandering excellent brāhmaṇa, bow and salute with humility; the boy listens attentively.
FAQs
Humility and reverence toward the virtuous are direct sources of merit and spiritual refinement.
No particular tīrtha is named; the verse teaches conduct suitable for sacred settings where holy persons are encountered.
Abhivādana—formal respectful salutation to brāhmaṇas/elders, performed with vinaya (humility).