Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 64
इति प्रसादमासाद्य शासनं शिरसा वहन् । कृतप्रणामो निर्यातो योगिनीनां गणस्ततः
iti prasādamāsādya śāsanaṃ śirasā vahan | kṛtapraṇāmo niryāto yoginīnāṃ gaṇastataḥ
Demikian, setelah memperoleh anugerah-Nya dan menjunjung titah itu di atas kepala, rombongan Yoginī bersujud hormat lalu berangkat dari sana.
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya)
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (frame)
Scene: The Yoginī troop bows, receives Śiva’s grace, symbolically bears his command upon their heads, and departs in orderly formation—devotion expressed as disciplined action.
FAQs
Divine grace (prasāda) is met with humility and disciplined obedience; sacred power is exercised within reverence.
Kāśī/Vārāṇasī remains the narrative focus, as the Yoginīs depart to enact Śiva’s will there.
No formal rite; it highlights praṇāma (reverent salutation) as a devotional response to divine command.