Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 32
अप्सरोमुनिगंधर्व सर्पग्रामणि नैरृतैः । स्यंदनेनातिजविना प्रणनाम कृतांजलिः
apsaromunigaṃdharva sarpagrāmaṇi nairṛtaiḥ | syaṃdanenātijavinā praṇanāma kṛtāṃjaliḥ
اپسراؤں، مُنیوں، گندھرووں، ناگ سرداروں اور نیررتوں سے گھِرا ہوا، نہایت تیز رتھ پر سوار ہو کر اُس نے ہاتھ جوڑ کر پرنام کیا۔
Skanda (deduced for Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration to Agastya)
Scene: A swift celestial chariot scene: the devotee bows with joined palms while surrounded by apsarases, sages, gandharvas, serpent-lords, and fierce guardians (nairṛtas), all witnessing the act of reverence.
FAQs
Humility and reverential salutation (praṇāma) remain essential even amid celestial grandeur.
No specific tīrtha; the scene is a celestial court-like setting connected to Sūrya’s realm.
The act of praṇāma with añjali (joined palms) is shown as a dharmic gesture of worship.