Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35
एवं स निश्चयं कृत्वा ततो राममुपाद्रवत् । उवाच दंडवद्भूमौ प्रणिपत्य कृतांजलिः
evaṃ sa niścayaṃ kṛtvā tato rāmamupādravat | uvāca daṃḍavadbhūmau praṇipatya kṛtāṃjaliḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ നിശ്ചയം ചെയ്ത് അവൻ രാമന്റെ അടുക്കൽ ഓടിച്ചെന്നു; ഭൂമിയിൽ ദണ്ഡവത് പ്രണാമം ചെയ്ത്, കരംകൂപ്പി പറഞ്ഞു।
Narrator
Scene: Lakṣmaṇa rushes to Rāma, then falls full-length like a staff on the ground, hands joined, and begins to speak—an image of urgent devotion and disciplined humility.
FAQs
Humility and reverence are integral to dharma: urgent matters are addressed with respect, not arrogance.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it is a narrative transition within the chapter’s sacred account.
A devotional gesture is shown: daṇḍavat praṇāma and kṛtāñjali (folded hands), indicating proper respectful conduct.