Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6
इति पृष्टस्तदा सर्वैर्मुनिभिर्भावितात्मभिः । सूतो व्यासं नमस्कृत्य वाक्यं चेदमथाब्रवीत्
iti pṛṣṭastadā sarvairmunibhirbhāvitātmabhiḥ | sūto vyāsaṃ namaskṛtya vākyaṃ cedamathābravīt
ครั้นถูกเหล่ามุนีทั้งหลายผู้สำรวมตนและตั้งมั่นในสมาธิซักถามดังนี้ สุทะจึงนอบน้อมแด่พระวยาสะก่อน แล้วจึงกล่าวถ้อยคำนี้
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūtanarrator)
Listener: munis (assembly)
Scene: Sūta, surrounded by contemplative sages, rises slightly or bows with folded hands toward an unseen Vyāsa (or a symbolic manuscript/seat), then begins the discourse; the atmosphere is orderly and meditative.
FAQs
Sacred knowledge is transmitted with humility—honoring the guru (Vyāsa) before teaching.
The broader context is Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedārakhaṇḍa), though this verse mainly establishes the narration frame.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; it models reverential conduct (namaskāra) before discourse.