Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27
यस्मिञ्जाते नरः सद्यः संसारान्मुच्यते नृप । श्रुत्वा स नृपतिः सम्यक्प्रणम्योवाच केशवम्
yasmiñjāte naraḥ sadyaḥ saṃsārānmucyate nṛpa | śrutvā sa nṛpatiḥ samyakpraṇamyovāca keśavam
Wahai Raja, dengan bangkitnya (pengetahuan) itu seseorang seketika terbebas dari saṃsāra. Mendengar hal itu, sang raja bersujud dengan khidmat lalu berkata kepada Keśava.
Pulastya (narrator)
Listener: (implied) the audience/king; within scene, Ambārīṣa addresses Keśava after bowing
Scene: After hearing the liberating doctrine, Ambārīṣa bows deeply to Keśava, then rises to speak—devotion and inquiry joined.
FAQs
Right knowledge, once awakened, liberates; the proper response is humility—listening (śravaṇa) and reverent bowing (praṇāma).
Contextually within Arbuda-khaṇḍa, but this verse highlights inner liberation rather than a named pilgrimage spot.
A devotional act is implied: praṇāma (bowing) to the Lord after hearing sacred teaching.