Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 31
अथ दक्षो द्रुतं गत्वा शक्राद्यैरमरैर्वृतः । प्रहसंस्तानुवाचेदं विनयेन समन्वितः
atha dakṣo drutaṃ gatvā śakrādyairamarairvṛtaḥ | prahasaṃstānuvācedaṃ vinayena samanvitaḥ
അപ്പോൾ ദക്ഷൻ ഇന്ദ്രാദി അമരന്മാർ ചുറ്റിനിന്നുകൊണ്ട് വേഗത്തിൽ ചെന്നു. പുഞ്ചിരിയോടെ, വിനയസമ്പന്നനായി, അവരോട് ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞു.
Narrator (third-person narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Dakṣa, radiant Prajāpati, moves swiftly toward a forest hermitage, surrounded by Indra and other devas; his face bears a diplomatic smile, hands in a gentle gesture of greeting rather than command.
FAQs
Vinaya (humble conduct) is presented as the proper approach when engaging spiritual authorities and resolving cosmic imbalance.
Not specified in this verse; it is part of the Tīrthamāhātmya’s narrative lead-up.
None; the verse highlights etiquette and approach rather than a rite.