Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24
आसीनमासने विप्रं प्रणम्य स्मितभाषिणी । कथयामास तत्कार्यं येनारण्यं गता च सा
āsīnamāsane vipraṃ praṇamya smitabhāṣiṇī | kathayāmāsa tatkāryaṃ yenāraṇyaṃ gatā ca sā
ஆசனத்தில் அமர்ந்திருந்த அந்தப் பிராமணருக்கு வணங்கி, அவள் மென்மையான புன்னகையுடன் இனிய சொற்களால் தன்னை வனத்திற்குச் சென்ற காரணத்தை எடுத்துரைத்தாள்.
Narrator (contextual; within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Inside a quiet hall, Nārada sits on an āsana; Sāvitrī bows, then speaks with a soft smile, hands folded, attendants at a respectful distance.
FAQs
Dharma is communicated through reverence—bowing to the wise and speaking truthfully opens the way for right counsel.
The episode unfolds within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, framing the dialogue as spiritually significant to the sacred region.
Praṇāma (obeisance) to a brāhmaṇa/sage is highlighted as an essential dharmic act preceding discourse.
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