Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 61
ततोऽहं प्रणिपत्योच्चैस्तं देवं देवसंयुतम् । उपविष्टः सभामध्ये व्रीडयाऽवनतः स्थितः
tato'haṃ praṇipatyoccaistaṃ devaṃ devasaṃyutam | upaviṣṭaḥ sabhāmadhye vrīḍayā'vanataḥ sthitaḥ
அப்போது தேவர்களால் சூழப்பட்ட அந்தத் தேவனை நான் ஆழ்ந்து வணங்கினேன்; சபையின் நடுவில் அமர்ந்து, வெட்கத்தால் தலை தாழ்த்தி இருந்தேன்।
Narrator (first-person voice within the Tīrthamāhātmya account)
Listener: Kumbhaja (Agastya)
Scene: The protagonist prostrates before Brahmā amid a ring of gods; then sits with head bowed, hands folded, body language heavy with shame and surrender.
FAQs
True reverence includes humility; shame here signals inner recognition of one’s past failings before divine order.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the narrative setting of the chapter.
The act of praṇipāta (prostration) is performed, modeling respectful conduct.