Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 60
सर्वेषां सर्वदः शंभुः क्षणं यावद्विचिंतयेत् । विज्ञातावसरो ब्रह्मा तावच्छंभुं व्यजिज्ञपत् । प्रणम्याग्रेसरो भूत्वा मौलौ बद्धकरद्वयः
sarveṣāṃ sarvadaḥ śaṃbhuḥ kṣaṇaṃ yāvadviciṃtayet | vijñātāvasaro brahmā tāvacchaṃbhuṃ vyajijñapat | praṇamyāgresaro bhūtvā maulau baddhakaradvayaḥ
سب کو سب کچھ عطا کرنے والے شَمبھو نے ایک لمحہ غور کیا۔ موقع پہچان کر برہما نے شَمبھو سے عرض کیا—سجدۂ تعظیم کر کے آگے بڑھا اور جوڑے ہوئے ہاتھ سر پر رکھے۔
Narrator (contextual; Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration within Skanda Purana)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: In a luminous cosmic assembly, Śambhu sits in serene stillness, eyes half-closed in a moment’s contemplation; Brahmā steps forward, bows deeply, and raises joined palms to his crown in formal supplication.
FAQs
Even exalted beings like Brahmā approach Śiva with humility; right timing and reverent conduct accompany sacred requests.
The wider passage belongs to the Avimukta/Kāśī Māhātmya setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, though this verse itself is a narrative transition.
A devotional etiquette is implied: praṇāma (bowing) and añjali (joined hands) when addressing the deity.