Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
प्रणम्य शिरसा सर्वे तामूचुस्ते सुमध्यमाम् । उमे कथय कुत्रस्थं द्रक्ष्यामो रुद्रमेकदा
praṇamya śirasā sarve tāmūcuste sumadhyamām | ume kathaya kutrasthaṃ drakṣyāmo rudramekadā
ସମସ୍ତେ ଶିର ନମାଇ ସେଇ ସୁମଧ୍ୟା ଦେବୀଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ— “ହେ ଉମା, ରୁଦ୍ର କେଉଁଠି ବସନ୍ତି? ଯେପରି ଆମେ ଅତି କମରେ ଏକଥର ତାଙ୍କ ଦର୍ଶନ କରିପାରିବୁ।”
Sages (dvijas/munis) addressing Gaurī (Umā)
Scene: A circle of ṛṣis/brāhmaṇas with matted hair and deer-skins bow with folded hands to slender-waisted Umā, who stands serene, indicating the direction of Rudra’s abode; the atmosphere is reverent and anticipatory.
FAQs
Humility and reverence open the path to darśana; seekers approach Śiva through devotion to Umā.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s sacred network, where guidance toward Śiva’s darśana is part of the site’s māhātmya.
Bowing/prostration (praṇāma) is shown as the immediate devotional act before asking for spiritual instruction.