Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30
दृष्ट्वा चतुर्मुखं देवं दंडवत्प्रणताः क्षितौ । प्रणम्य देवदेवं तु स्तोत्रेण तुषुवुस्तदा
dṛṣṭvā caturmukhaṃ devaṃ daṃḍavatpraṇatāḥ kṣitau | praṇamya devadevaṃ tu stotreṇa tuṣuvustadā
ചതുര്മുഖനായ ദേവനെ കണ്ടപ്പോൾ അവർ ഭൂമിയിൽ ദണ്ഡവത് പ്രണാമം ചെയ്തു വീണു. ദേവദേവനെ നമസ്കരിച്ചു, അപ്പോൾ സ്തോത്രംകൊണ്ട് സ്തുതിച്ചു.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Brahmaloka audience (conceptual tīrtha of counsel)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (implied)
Scene: Sages lie fully prostrate on the celestial floor before four-faced Brahmā; then rise into añjali posture, chanting a hymn as Brahmā sits serene on the high seat.
FAQs
Humility and reverence—expressed through prostration and praise—prepare one to receive divine instruction.
The surrounding section is Dvārakā Māhātmya, but this verse focuses on worshipful approach to Brahmā.
Daṇḍavat-praṇāma (full prostration) and stotra (hymnic praise) are exemplified as devotional acts.