Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
ततः स पार्थिवः सर्वान्प्रणम्य द्विजसत्तमान् । अनुज्ञाप्य ययौ तूर्णं स्वगृहाय ससैनिकः
tataḥ sa pārthivaḥ sarvānpraṇamya dvijasattamān | anujñāpya yayau tūrṇaṃ svagṛhāya sasainikaḥ
അനന്തരം ആ രാജാവ് എല്ലാ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജന്മാരെയും പ്രണമിച്ച്, അവരുടെ അനുവാദം നേടി, സൈന്യസഹിതം വേഗത്തിൽ സ്വന്തം രാജഭവനത്തിലേക്ക് പുറപ്പെട്ടു।
Sūta (narrator, continuing)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A king, with folded hands, bows before a seated assembly of venerable brāhmaṇas; behind him stand soldiers with standards; the sacred precinct fades into the road leading back to the palace.
FAQs
Even rulers uphold dharma by honoring brāhmaṇas and departing only after seeking permission—modeling humility and right conduct.
Implicitly the Devī shrine/tīrtha where the dialogue occurred; the verse functions as a narrative wrap-up rather than a site description.
No ritual is prescribed; it highlights dhārmic etiquette—salutation to the learned and respectful leave-taking.