Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7
अविनीतं तु तं दृष्ट्वा चिन्तयामास नारदः । अस्याहमविनीतस्य करिष्ये विनयं शुभम्
avinītaṃ tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā cintayāmāsa nāradaḥ | asyāhamavinītasya kariṣye vinayaṃ śubham
அவனின் அடக்கமின்மையைப் பார்த்த நாரதர் சிந்தித்தார்—“இந்த ஒழுக்கமற்றவனுக்கு நன்மை தரும் திருத்தமாகத் தாழ்மை மற்றும் கட்டுப்பாட்டை ஏற்படுத்துவேன்.”
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: Nārada pauses, observing the undisciplined youth; a contemplative moment where the sage inwardly resolves to bring humility—his face calm, eyes compassionate, posture steady with vīṇā held close.
FAQs
True dharma requires vinaya—humility and self-restraint; even greatness becomes flawed when discipline is absent.
The larger frame is Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya (the glorification of Prabhāsa), though this verse focuses on character-correction within the narrative.
No explicit rite is prescribed; the instruction is ethical—cultivating vinaya as an auspicious corrective.