Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 54
मार्कंडेय उवाच । अत्राऽद्य मुनयः प्राप्ता मया ते चाभिवादिताः । क्रमेण विनयात्तात स्मरमाणेन ते वचः
mārkaṃḍeya uvāca | atrā'dya munayaḥ prāptā mayā te cābhivāditāḥ | krameṇa vinayāttāta smaramāṇena te vacaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya berkata: Hari ini para resi telah tiba di sini, dan aku memberi hormat kepada mereka menurut urutan dengan kerendahan hati, wahai ayah—sambil mengingat sabdamu.
Mārkaṇḍeya
Listener: his father (addressed as 'tāta')
Scene: A youthful ascetic Mārkaṇḍeya stands at a forested tīrtha-āśrama, greeting newly arrived sages in orderly sequence, hands folded, head bowed, with a calm riverbank or sacred grove behind.
FAQs
Honoring sages with humility is a foundational act of dharma and a marker of spiritual maturity.
The immediate verse does not name the tīrtha; it occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
Respectful salutation (abhivādana) to sages/elders—an ethical and ritual courtesy.