Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41
सूत उवाच । श्रुत्वा कात्यायनी सर्वं शांडिल्या यत्प्रकीर्तितम् । ततः प्रणम्य तां पृष्ट्वा स्वमेव भवनं ययौ
sūta uvāca | śrutvā kātyāyanī sarvaṃ śāṃḍilyā yatprakīrtitam | tataḥ praṇamya tāṃ pṛṣṭvā svameva bhavanaṃ yayau
சூதர் கூறினார்—சாண்டில்யா விளக்கிய அனைத்தையும் கேட்ட காத்தியாயினி, அவளுக்கு வணங்கி, மேலும் கேட்டறிந்து, தன் இல்லத்திற்கே திரும்பிச் சென்றாள்.
Sūta
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (standard Sūta frame; implied)
Scene: Sūta narrates: Kātyāyanī, having heard Śāṇḍilyā’s full explanation, bows, asks a follow-up, and departs to her home—an image of reverent learning and purposeful return.
FAQs
Right conduct begins with respectful listening, reverence to the teacher, and sincere inquiry before practice.
This verse is a narrative transition and does not specify a named tirtha.
No direct ritual step; it marks the acceptance of instruction and readiness to perform the vow.