Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 25
तापसोदीरितमिति तद्रक्षः प्रीतिपूवर्कम् । निशम्य प्रांजलिः प्राह तं कृपालुं तपोधनम्
tāpasodīritamiti tadrakṣaḥ prītipūvarkam | niśamya prāṃjaliḥ prāha taṃ kṛpāluṃ tapodhanam
تپسوی کے کہے ہوئے کلمات سن کر وہ راکشس خوش ہوا؛ پھر ہاتھ جوڑ کر ادب سے جھکا اور اس کرپالو، تپسیا کے دھن والے مُنی سے مخاطب ہو کر بولا۔
Narrator (contextual, within Kāśīkhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A rākṣasa, previously menacing, now stands with folded hands, head bowed, addressing a serene, compassionate sage whose presence radiates calm authority.
FAQs
Even harsh beings soften through contact with dharma; reverence (añjali) begins inner transformation.
The narrative sits in Kāśī-khaṇḍa’s spiritual atmosphere, where dharma is awakened through saintly presence.
No explicit rite; the implied discipline is respectful listening (śravaṇa) and humility before a sage.