Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7
सदाशिवं च वंदे तौ भवेतां मंगलाय मे । ततस्ते विस्मिता विप्रा अपसृत्य ययुः पुनः
sadāśivaṃ ca vaṃde tau bhavetāṃ maṃgalāya me | tataste vismitā viprā apasṛtya yayuḥ punaḥ
“اور میں سداشیو کو سجدۂ تعظیم کرتا ہوں؛ وہ دونوں میرے لیے باعثِ برکت ہوں۔” پھر وہ برہمن رشی حیران ہو کر پیچھے ہٹے اور دوبارہ روانہ ہو گئے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deductive, Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Scene: A devotee/speaker offers añjali to Sadāśiva; the sages, eyes widened in wonder, step back respectfully and depart along a forest path, their heads slightly bowed.
FAQs
Salutation to Sadāśiva brings maṅgala (auspiciousness); reverence is portrayed as spiritually protective and elevating.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
Implicit devotional act: vandana (bowing/salutation) to Sadāśiva.