Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 69
स वन्दयित्वा चरणौ नारदस्य त्वरान्वितः । सभामध्यगतं बाणं विज्ञप्तुमुपचक्रमे
sa vandayitvā caraṇau nāradasya tvarānvitaḥ | sabhāmadhyagataṃ bāṇaṃ vijñaptumupacakrame
അവൻ നാരദന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ വന്ദനം ചെയ്ത്, അതിവേഗം സഭാമദ്ധ്യത്തിലുള്ള ബാണനോട് കാര്യം അറിയിക്കാൻ തുടങ്ങി.
Narrator (contextual, not explicitly named in this snippet)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa narrative region
Type: kshetra
Scene: The chamberlain bows at Nārada’s feet at the gate, then rushes through corridors into a grand assembly where Bāṇa sits among warriors and courtiers.
FAQs
Respect to sages (vandanā) is upheld as dharma, even within royal or daitya courts.
No; it depicts palace etiquette and communication in the narrative.
No formal rite is prescribed; the act shown is respectful salutation (vandanā) to a sage.