Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
ततः प्रणम्य तं भक्त्या कथ यामास विस्तरात् । तस्य भूतपतेः सर्वं वृत्तांतं विनयान्वितः
tataḥ praṇamya taṃ bhaktyā katha yāmāsa vistarāt | tasya bhūtapateḥ sarvaṃ vṛttāṃtaṃ vinayānvitaḥ
ครั้นแล้วเขากราบนอบน้อมท่านด้วยศรัทธาภักดี และด้วยความอ่อนน้อม ได้เล่าเรื่องราวทั้งหมดเกี่ยวกับภูตปติ (bhūtapati) ผู้เป็นเจ้าแห่งสรรพสัตว์ อย่างพิสดาร
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya; specific named speaker not present in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The man bows with devotion to the steadfast ascetic and humbly narrates the entire account concerning Bhūtapati (Śiva).
FAQs
Devotion joined with humility (bhakti + vinaya) is portrayed as the proper way to seek guidance and remedy in sacred matters.
The scene unfolds within a revered kṣetra in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa; the verse itself does not specify the site-name.
No rite is prescribed in this verse; it introduces the detailed report that leads to the later prescribed actions.