Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 21
ततो देवं प्रणम्याह वीरकः करसंपुटी । त्वरयंति महेशानं हिमाद्रेः पुरुषास्त्वमी
tato devaṃ praṇamyāha vīrakaḥ karasaṃpuṭī | tvarayaṃti maheśānaṃ himādreḥ puruṣāstvamī
तेव्हा वीरकाने हात जोडून देवाला प्रणाम केला व म्हणाला—“हे महेशान, हिमालयातील पुरुष तुम्हाला शीघ्रतेस उद्युक्त करीत आहेत.”
Vīraka (speaking to Śiva/Maheśāna)
Scene: Vīraka stands before Maheśāna with hands folded (añjali), head bowed, delivering the message of Himalayan men urging haste; Śiva’s court glows with restrained majesty.
FAQs
Reverence (praṇāma) and clear speech are part of dharmic communication—devotion and duty move together.
Himālaya is referenced; no specific tīrtha is identified in this verse.
No formal rite; the verse highlights añjali (joined palms) as a devotional etiquette.