Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 192
यं न स्पृशंति न विदुर्मनोबुद्धींद्रियासवः । अंतर्बहिश्च विततं व्योमवत्प्रणतोऽस्म्यहम्
yaṃ na spṛśaṃti na vidurmanobuddhīṃdriyāsavaḥ | aṃtarbahiśca vitataṃ vyomavatpraṇato'smyaham
ज्याला मन, बुद्धी, इंद्रिये व प्राण स्पर्श करू शकत नाहीत, यथार्थ जाणूही शकत नाहीत; जो आकाशासारखा अंतर्बाह्य सर्वत्र व्याप्त आहे—त्या प्रभूला मी प्रणाम करतो।
Aitareya
Scene: A devotee bows to an invisible, space-like presence; the scene shows inner and outer space merging—body silhouette with starry expanse inside, and the same expanse outside.
FAQs
The Divine exceeds sensory and mental reach while pervading all; the right response is reverent surrender.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse is a metaphysical bow to the all-pervading Lord.
Praṇāma (bowing) as the embodied expression of humility before the transcendent-pervading Reality.