Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
स गत्वोत्तानचरणं क्षोणीशं प्रणनाम ह । दृष्ट्वोत्तमं तदुत्संगे निविष्टं जनकस्य वै
sa gatvottānacaraṇaṃ kṣoṇīśaṃ praṇanāma ha | dṛṣṭvottamaṃ tadutsaṃge niviṣṭaṃ janakasya vai
เขาเข้าไปเฝ้าพระราชาอุตตานปาทะ ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งแผ่นดิน แล้วก้มกราบนอบน้อม ครั้นเห็นกุมารอุตตมะผู้ประเสริฐนั่งอยู่บนตักพระบิดา ก็รู้ว่าพระกรุณาได้บังเกิดแก่เขาแล้ว
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa context, typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī (Vārāṇasī)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and sages (typical Purāṇic frame)
Scene: A royal court: King Uttānapāda seated; the child Uttama on his lap; an approaching figure bows with folded hands, noticing the favored child and the intimacy of the lap-seat.
FAQs
Worldly favor is visible and unequal; the Purāṇic narrative prepares the seeker to turn from courtly privilege toward steadier spiritual refuge.
The verse is within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa framework, which overall glorifies Kāśī (Vārāṇasī), though this specific line is narrative setup in the Dhruva episode.
None in this verse; it describes a courtly scene and respectful salutation.