Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92
त्वं च कोसि न सामान्यः प्रणम्याहं प्रसादये । आत्मानं ख्यापय मुने प्रोक्तश्चेत्यब्रवं तदा
tvaṃ ca kosi na sāmānyaḥ praṇamyāhaṃ prasādaye | ātmānaṃ khyāpaya mune proktaścetyabravaṃ tadā
اور آپ کون ہیں—یقیناً کوئی معمولی شخص نہیں؟ میں سجدۂ تعظیم کر کے آپ کی عنایت چاہتا ہوں۔ ‘اے منی، اپنا تعارف ظاہر کیجیے’—یہ بات کہی گئی تو میں نے اسی وقت یوں عرض کیا۔
Dharmavarman (addressing a sage)
Scene: A king stands with hands folded, slightly bent forward, addressing an ascetic whose aura suggests divinity; attendants remain at a distance; the moment is charged with wonder and reverence.
FAQs
Humility and respectful inquiry are integral to receiving spiritual guidance.
None; it is a narrative moment identifying the visiting sage.
Praṇāma (bowing) to sages and requesting instruction/identity respectfully.