Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
तस्याभिवादनं कार्यं नित्यमेव च पुत्रक । ततो वयमनेनैव दृष्टा बालेन सत्तम
tasyābhivādanaṃ kāryaṃ nityameva ca putraka | tato vayamanenaiva dṛṣṭā bālena sattama
«Meu filho, deves sempre oferecer-lhe uma saudação reverente.» Assim, nós mesmos fomos vistos por este próprio menino, ó o melhor dos seres.
Ṛṣis (continuing their reply to Brahmā)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The instruction concludes: ‘Always salute.’ The sages point out that the boy indeed saw them and honored them—an immediate validation of the teaching.
FAQs
Daily reverence toward the worthy is itself a form of dharma that draws grace and right outcomes.
The instruction appears within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, illustrating Prabhāsa’s role in shaping dharmic behavior.
Abhivādana is prescribed as a nitya-kartavya (daily duty), especially toward dvijas/elders.