Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
सूत उवाच । इति ब्रुवाणं राजानं शिरोबद्धाजलिं तदा । वायुपुत्रः प्रहस्यैव सासूयमिदमब्रवीत्
sūta uvāca | iti bruvāṇaṃ rājānaṃ śirobaddhājaliṃ tadā | vāyuputraḥ prahasyaiva sāsūyamidamabravīt
Sabi ni Sūta: Nang magsalita ang hari nang gayon, na nakataas ang magkadikit na palad sa ibabaw ng ulo, ang anak ni Vāyu ay tumawa at, may bahagyang panunukso, ay nagsabi ng ganito.
Sūta (narrator); Hanumān is the next speaker
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (frame)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the sages
Scene: Sūta as narrator describes a courtly moment: the king with hands joined above his head; the son of Vāyu smiles/laughs with mild sarcasm before speaking.
FAQs
Even sincere devotion is followed by testing and instruction; humility becomes the ground for deeper guidance.
The exchange occurs within the same tīrtha/kṣetra narrative of Kaumārikākhaṇḍa, tying the dialogue to the sanctity of the place.
The posture of reverence (añjali with bowed/raised hands) accompanies stotra and prayer, modeling proper devotional conduct.