Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 5
शापाहतो वेपमान इन्द्रस्य चरणौ शुभौ । प्रपीड्य मूर्ध्ना देवेशं विज्ञापयति भारत
śāpāhato vepamāna indrasya caraṇau śubhau | prapīḍya mūrdhnā deveśaṃ vijñāpayati bhārata
ត្រូវបណ្តាសាប៉ះពាល់ ហើយញ័រខ្លួន គាត់បានទម្លាក់ក្បាលប៉ះជើងដ៏មង្គលរបស់ឥន្ទ្រ ហើយទូលបង្គំសូមអង្វរចំពោះព្រះអធិរាជនៃទេវតា ឱ ភារត។
Mārkaṇḍeya (narrator)
Listener: Bhārata
Scene: A trembling figure bows deeply, head pressed to Indra’s feet; Indra stands or sits enthroned, calm and radiant, with attendants and a hint of the vajra emblem.
FAQs
In suffering born of karma, humility and refuge at the feet of the divine authority is portrayed as the proper dharmic response.
None explicitly; the verse is part of the prelude to the tīrtha’s greatness.
No formal rite; an act of reverent prostration and petition is described.