Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 71
प्रणिपत्य ततः प्राह विनयावनतः स्थितः । निर्विण्णोऽहं सुरश्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणानां गृहे स्थितः
praṇipatya tataḥ prāha vinayāvanataḥ sthitaḥ | nirviṇṇo'haṃ suraśreṣṭha brāhmaṇānāṃ gṛhe sthitaḥ
เขากราบลงแล้วกล่าวขึ้น ขณะยืนก้มด้วยความนอบน้อมว่า “ข้าแต่เทพผู้ประเสริฐ ข้าพเจ้าเหนื่อยล้าแล้วที่ต้องอาศัยอยู่ตามเรือนของพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย”
A poor man (daridra), addressing Pitāmaha/Brahmā
Tirtha: Puṣkara
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pārthiva (king)
Scene: A poor man in simple cloth bows fully (praṇipāta) before Brahmā, then stands with folded hands, head slightly lowered, speaking his hardship; Brahmā listens with composed compassion.
FAQs
Vinaya (humility) and truthful confession of suffering are presented as proper grounds for seeking divine guidance.
The immediate scene continues at Puṣkara, though this verse focuses on the petitioner’s condition.
None directly; it is a supplication that prepares for instruction.