Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
ऊचुः समाहिताः सर्वे प्रणिपत्य दिवौकसः
ūcuḥ samāhitāḥ sarve praṇipatya divaukasaḥ
ครั้นแล้วเหล่าผู้อาศัยในสวรรค์ทั้งปวง ตั้งจิตแน่วแน่ สำรวมแล้วกราบลง และกล่าวขึ้น
Narrator introducing the devas’ petition (addressed to Mahādeva)
Tirtha: Mahādeva-sthāna at Prabhāsa (contextual)
Type: temple
Listener: null
Scene: A unified line of devas, heads bowed, hands folded, faces serene; they kneel before the numinous presence of Mahādeva, poised to begin their supplication.
FAQs
Right approach to the divine begins with humility, mental composure, and reverence.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the overarching setting, though the verse itself focuses on the act of supplication.
Praṇipāta (bowing/prostration) is demonstrated as a devotional practice, though not framed as a formal rite.