Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 22
बाढमित्येव सोऽप्युक्त्वा पूजयित्वा च देवपम् । ततः प्रोवाच तं पुत्रं रक्तशृंगं हिमालयः
bāḍhamityeva so'pyuktvā pūjayitvā ca devapam | tataḥ provāca taṃ putraṃ raktaśṛṃgaṃ himālayaḥ
เขากล่าวว่า “เป็นเช่นนั้นเถิด” แล้วก็ยินยอม พร้อมทั้งบูชาพระผู้เป็นจอมแห่งเทวะโดยถูกต้องตามพิธี จากนั้นหิมาลัยจึงตรัสแก่บุตรของตน คือ รักตศฤงคะ
Narrator (contextual)
Scene: Himālaya agrees, worships Indra, then turns to speak to his son Raktaśṛṅga, initiating the mission.
FAQs
Respectful reception and honour of divine authority (and by extension dharma) is shown as the proper response before undertaking sacred tasks.
The narrative is moving toward the Nāgabila locale (explicitly mentioned in the subsequent verses), a focal point of the Tīrthamāhātmya.
Pūjā—honouring/worshipping (here, Indra as devapā)—is performed as a dharmic act preceding instruction.