Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 47
कृतानुज्ञोथ हरिणा भ्रूभंगेन स तापसः । कृतप्रणामो हृष्टात्मा वरयामास केशवम्
kṛtānujñotha hariṇā bhrūbhaṃgena sa tāpasaḥ | kṛtapraṇāmo hṛṣṭātmā varayāmāsa keśavam
پھر اس تپسوی نے ہری کی بھنویں کے ہلکے سے اشارے سے اجازت پالی؛ اس نے سجدۂ تعظیم کیا، دل سے مسرور ہو کر کیشو سے ور مانگنے لگا۔
Narrator (contextual narration within Kāśīkhaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Pañcanada-hrada (contextual)
Type: kund
Listener: Frame-audience (sages/pilgrims)
Scene: Hari’s calm face with a slight brow movement signaling consent; the ascetic bows deeply, his face lit with joy, hands folded, preparing to speak his boon.
FAQs
Divine approval may be subtle, and the devotee responds with reverence (praṇāma) before making requests.
Not stated here; the narrative is moving toward the sanctification of Pañcanada Hrada in Kāśī.
The devotional act of praṇāma (bowing) is exemplified, though no formal ritual rules are given.