Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 48
इति प्रसाद्य गिरिशं भूयोभूयः प्रणम्य च । सूर्ये चास्तं गते बालो निर्जगाम शिवालयात्
iti prasādya giriśaṃ bhūyobhūyaḥ praṇamya ca | sūrye cāstaṃ gate bālo nirjagāma śivālayāt
یوں گِریش (شیو) کی عنایت حاصل کرکے اور بار بار سجدۂ تعظیم بجا لا کر، جب سورج غروب ہوا تو وہ لڑکا شِو کے آستانے سے باہر نکل آیا۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma-khaṇḍa style narration)
Tirtha: Śivālaya (generic)
Type: temple
Scene: A young boy, palms joined, repeatedly bowing before a Śiva shrine; the sun setting behind the temple tower as he steps out, suffused with calm grace.
FAQs
Śiva’s grace is approached through humility—repeated reverence (praṇāma) and heartfelt propitiation.
A Śivālaya (Śiva’s temple/abode) is praised as the locus of darśana and divine favor, though no named tīrtha appears in this verse.
No formal rite is prescribed; the implied practice is repeated bowing and respectful departure after worship, even at sunset.