Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
इति प्रसाद्य गिरिशं भूयोभूयः प्रणम्य च । सूर्ये चास्तं गते बालो निर्जगाम शिवालयात्
iti prasādya giriśaṃ bhūyobhūyaḥ praṇamya ca | sūrye cāstaṃ gate bālo nirjagāma śivālayāt
ഇങ്ങനെ ഗിരീശൻ (ശിവൻ) പ്രസന്നനാക്കി, വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും നമസ്കരിച്ച്, സൂര്യൻ അസ്തമിച്ച ശേഷം ആ ബാലൻ ശിവാലയത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറത്തുവന്നു।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa style narration)
Tirtha: Śivālaya (generic)
Type: temple
Scene: A young boy, palms joined, repeatedly bowing before a Śiva shrine; the sun setting behind the temple tower as he steps out, suffused with calm grace.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace is approached through humility—repeated reverence (praṇāma) and heartfelt propitiation.
A Śivālaya (Śiva’s temple/abode) is praised as the locus of darśana and divine favor, though no named tīrtha appears in this verse.
No formal rite is prescribed; the implied practice is repeated bowing and respectful departure after worship, even at sunset.