Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 30
दूरात्प्रणम्य विज्ञप्तिं स चकार सशंकितः । तावत्तमन्वगच्छच्च नारदः कार्यसिद्धये
dūrātpraṇamya vijñaptiṃ sa cakāra saśaṃkitaḥ | tāvattamanvagacchacca nāradaḥ kāryasiddhaye
彼は遠くから礼拝して、恐れを抱きつつも願いを申し述べた。するとその時、事を成就させんとしてナーラダもまた後に従った。
Narrator (Skanda to Agastya), deduced from Kāśī-khaṇḍa dialogic norm
Scene: Sāmba bows from afar and submits a request with visible anxiety; Nārada arrives behind him, purposeful, as if to ensure the matter reaches its destined conclusion.
FAQs
It highlights proper conduct—approaching elders with humility—and shows how divine sages like Nārada propel events toward dharmic resolution.
Not explicit in this verse; the larger textual setting is Kāśī-khaṇḍa.
None; the act is social-religious etiquette (praṇāma and respectful address).