Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19
ईश्वर उवाच । तयोः स वचनं श्रुत्वा पुनर्भीतमनास्तदा । तयोस्तु संनतिं कृत्वा पितरौ पुनरब्रवीत्
īśvara uvāca | tayoḥ sa vacanaṃ śrutvā punarbhītamanāstadā | tayostu saṃnatiṃ kṛtvā pitarau punarabravīt
Īśvara bersabda: “Mendengar kata-kata mereka, hatinya kembali diliputi ketakutan. Setelah menunduk hormat kepada mereka, dia pun berkata lagi kepada kedua orang tuanya.”
Īśvara (narrator voice within the dialogue frame)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The son, visibly shaken, bows deeply to his parents, hands folded; the parents sit composed, ready to instruct further.
FAQs
Reverence (saṃnati) and humility before elders accompanies true moral awakening; fear here signals recognition of karmic accountability.
The setting is the Prabhāsa sacred region (Prabhāsakṣetra), though this verse functions as narrative transition rather than site-description.
No formal ritual; the act described is respectful bowing to parents/elders.