Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
ततस्तेनापि बालेन ब्रह्मा चैवाभिवादितः । चिरायुर्ब्रह्मणा बालः प्रोक्तोऽसावृषिसन्निधौ
tatastenāpi bālena brahmā caivābhivāditaḥ | cirāyurbrahmaṇā bālaḥ prokto'sāvṛṣisannidhau
അനന്തരം ആ ബാലനും വിധിപൂർവ്വം ബ്രഹ്മദേവനെ വന്ദിച്ചു. ഋഷികളുടെ സന്നിധിയിൽ ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു—“ഈ ബാലൻ ദീർഘായുസ്സുള്ളവൻ ആകും.”
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A brahmacārin boy stands with folded hands before four-faced Brahmā, while seated sages witness the blessing of long life.
FAQs
Respect toward elders and divine authorities harmonizes fate; dharmic conduct becomes the doorway to grace.
The episode belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, reinforcing Prabhāsa as a setting for transformative blessings.
Abhivādana (formal salutation) is explicitly performed and implicitly recommended.