Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
तस्याभिवादनं कार्यं नित्यमेव च पुत्रक । ततो वयमनेनैव दृष्टा बालेन सत्तम
tasyābhivādanaṃ kāryaṃ nityameva ca putraka | tato vayamanenaiva dṛṣṭā bālena sattama
“Wahai anakku, engkau harus senantiasa memberi abhivādana (salam hormat) kepadanya.” Maka demikianlah, oleh bocah inilah kami terlihat, wahai yang utama di antara makhluk.
Ṛṣis (continuing their reply to Brahmā)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The instruction concludes: ‘Always salute.’ The sages point out that the boy indeed saw them and honored them—an immediate validation of the teaching.
FAQs
Daily reverence toward the worthy is itself a form of dharma that draws grace and right outcomes.
The instruction appears within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, illustrating Prabhāsa’s role in shaping dharmic behavior.
Abhivādana is prescribed as a nitya-kartavya (daily duty), especially toward dvijas/elders.