Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 88
तं दृष्ट्वा सहसागत्य हर्षकौतुकविह्वलः । दैवोपपन्नं मन्वानो गृहीत्वा शिरसा ययौ
taṃ dṛṣṭvā sahasāgatya harṣakautukavihvalaḥ | daivopapannaṃ manvāno gṛhītvā śirasā yayau
അത് കണ്ട ഉടൻ അവൻ ആനന്ദവും അത്ഭുതവും കൊണ്ട് വിഹ്വലനായി പെട്ടെന്ന് ഓടിവന്നു. ദൈവപ്രസാദമെന്നു കരുതി അതിനെ ഭക്തിയോടെ തലയിൽ വച്ചു കൊണ്ടുപോയി.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; unspecified in snippet)
Scene: A young prince-like figure rushes toward a newly found pot/kalasha, eyes widened in wonder, then lifts it to his head in reverence before carrying it home.
FAQs
What comes by divine grace should be received with humility and reverence, not arrogance.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on Śiva’s grace manifesting in the narrative.
No explicit ritual is prescribed here; the verse emphasizes devotional reverence (bhāva) in receiving a divine boon.