संहृष्टा परमोदारं भास्वरं हृष्टमानसम् । कार्तिकेयो महाप्रेम्णा प्रणिपत्य महेश्वरम्
saṃhṛṣṭā paramodāraṃ bhāsvaraṃ hṛṣṭamānasam | kārtikeyo mahāpremṇā praṇipatya maheśvaram
अतिशय हर्षित, तेजस्वी व परम उदार कार्त्तिकेय, उल्लसित अंतःकरणाने, महाप्रेमाने महेश्वर (शिव) यांस साष्टांग प्रणाम करू लागला।
Narrator (contextual narration)
Scene: Radiant Kārttikeya, eyes softened with devotion, bows fully before Maheśvara; the atmosphere is luminous and auspicious, with subtle divine radiance around Śiva.
Even the divine warrior embodies humility; loving reverence (bhakti) expressed through praṇāma is central to Śaiva dharma.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the Śiva-centered devotion supports the chapter’s tīrtha-glorification framework.
Praṇāma (bowing/prostration) is exemplified as a devotional act, though not framed as a formal injunction here.
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