Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98
पतित्वा पादयोस्तस्य कृतार्थास्मीत्यभाषत । तस्मिन्नेव महाक्षेत्रे तस्मादेव द्विजोत्तमात्
patitvā pādayostasya kṛtārthāsmītyabhāṣata | tasminneva mahākṣetre tasmādeva dvijottamāt
Lalu dia tersungkur di kaki baginda sambil berkata, “Hajatku telah tercapai.” Di mahākṣetra yang agung itu juga, daripada brāhmaṇa-dvija yang paling utama itu jugalah dia menerima bimbingan seterusnya.
Narrator (describing the woman’s act of surrender and the setting)
Tirtha: mahākṣetra (name not specified in excerpt)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devoted woman prostrates at the feet of an eminent brāhmaṇa within a sacred precinct; the atmosphere is quiet, temple-like, with pilgrims and trees/ghāṭa elements suggesting a kṣetra.
FAQs
Humility and surrender to a worthy teacher, especially in a sacred place, opens the way to transformative instruction.
The verse refers generally to a “mahākṣetra” (great sacred region) without naming the site in this excerpt.
Guru-pāda-vandana (reverence at the teacher’s feet) as an expression of śaraṇāgati.