Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
तच्छ्रुत्वाथ प्रणम्योच्चैर्दूतं प्राह विभीषणः । कृतांजलिपुटो भूत्वा विनयावनतः स्थितः
tacchrutvātha praṇamyoccairdūtaṃ prāha vibhīṣaṇaḥ | kṛtāṃjalipuṭo bhūtvā vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ
അത് കേട്ട് വിഭീഷണൻ നമസ്കരിച്ചു, ദൂതനോട് ആദരത്തോടെ ഉച്ചത്തിൽ പറഞ്ഞു; അഞ്ജലി ചേർത്ത്, വിനയത്തോടെ തലകുനിച്ച് നിന്നു।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vibhīṣaṇa, composed and dignified, bows to the messenger; hands joined in añjali, he stands slightly bent in humility while addressing him.
FAQs
Vinaya (humility) and respectful conduct are signs of dharma, even amid tense messages and accusations.
This verse emphasizes conduct within the narrative; it does not explicitly name a tirtha.
The añjali gesture (joined palms) and bowing—devotional and respectful bodily conduct.
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