Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51
सूत उवाच । इति संभाषमाणौ तौ दंपती गर्गसन्निधिम् । प्राप्य तच्चरणौ मूर्ध्ना ववंदाते कृताञ्जली
sūta uvāca | iti saṃbhāṣamāṇau tau daṃpatī gargasannidhim | prāpya taccaraṇau mūrdhnā vavaṃdāte kṛtāñjalī
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇങ്ങനെ പരസ്പരം സംഭാഷിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് ആ ദമ്പതികൾ ഗർഗമുനിയുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽ എത്തി; അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പാദങ്ങളിൽ ശിരസ്സുവെച്ച്, കൃതാഞ്ജലിയായി നമസ്കരിച്ചു।
Sūta
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied Skanda-Purāṇa frame)
Scene: A royal couple arrives at a sage’s hermitage; they bow with folded hands, touching their heads to the sage’s feet; the āśrama is calm with trees, kusa grass seats, and a sacrificial ambience.
FAQs
Approaching the guru with humility and reverence is presented as the proper doorway to receiving sacred instruction.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on guru-darśana and respectful approach.
The implied observance is namaskāra—bowing at the guru’s feet with añjali (folded hands).