Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
ततः प्रणम्य तं भक्त्या कथ यामास विस्तरात् । तस्य भूतपतेः सर्वं वृत्तांतं विनयान्वितः
tataḥ praṇamya taṃ bhaktyā katha yāmāsa vistarāt | tasya bhūtapateḥ sarvaṃ vṛttāṃtaṃ vinayānvitaḥ
ನಂತರ ಅವನು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಅವನಿಗೆ ನಮಸ್ಕರಿಸಿ, ವಿನಯದಿಂದ ಆ ಭೂತಪತಿಯ ವಿಷಯವಾದ ಸಮಸ್ತ ವೃತ್ತಾಂತವನ್ನು ವಿವರವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದನು।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; specific named speaker not present in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The man bows with devotion to the steadfast ascetic and humbly narrates the entire account concerning Bhūtapati (Śiva).
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Devotion joined with humility (bhakti + vinaya) is portrayed as the proper way to seek guidance and remedy in sacred matters.
The scene unfolds within a revered kṣetra in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the verse itself does not specify the site-name.
No rite is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the detailed report that leads to the later prescribed actions.
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