Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सूत उवाच । पुरासीच्च ऋषिश्रेष्ठः पुलस्त्यो भगवान्मुनिः । ययातेश्च गृहे यातस्तं नत्वा चाब्रवीन्नृपः
sūta uvāca | purāsīcca ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ pulastyo bhagavānmuniḥ | yayāteśca gṛhe yātastaṃ natvā cābravīnnṛpaḥ
सूत म्हणाले—पूर्वी ऋषिश्रेष्ठ, पूज्य मुनि पुलस्त्य होते. ते ययातीच्या घरी आले; त्यांना नमस्कार करून राजा म्हणाला.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Arbuda (to be introduced)
Type: peak
Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis
Scene: A venerable sage Pulastya arrives at King Yayāti’s court; the king rises, bows, and prepares to ask about sacred Arbuda.
FAQs
Humility before sages and respectful inquiry are presented as the proper gateway to sacred knowledge.
The verse sets up the Arbuda māhātmya narrative by invoking an ancient dialogue; the specific tīrtha details follow in subsequent verses.
Bowing (namaskāra) to a sage before speaking/inquiring—an etiquette of dharma and learning.