Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
प्रणाम करणार्थाय ह्यागतेष्वमरेषु च । गतेषु तेषु विप्रेंद्रा सर्वेषु त्रिदिवालयम् । अर्धासनगता देवी वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
praṇāma karaṇārthāya hyāgateṣvamareṣu ca | gateṣu teṣu vipreṃdrā sarveṣu tridivālayam | ardhāsanagatā devī vākyametaduvāca ha
اور جب امر دیوتا پرنام کے لیے آئے، پھر جب وہ سب اپنے تریدیو کے دھاموں کو چلے گئے—اے برہمنوں کے سردارو—دیوی آدھے آسن پر بیٹھی ہوئی یہ کلام بولی۔
Sūta
Listener: viprendra-s / dvija-s
Scene: A divine court disperses: devas rise and depart toward the sky; the hall quiets. Devī remains, seated ‘half on the seat’ (ardhāsana), poised to speak to Śiva.
FAQs
Reverence (praṇāma) and proper spiritual setting precede sacred instruction; tīrtha knowledge is delivered in a sanctified, disciplined context.
No specific tīrtha; the verse sets the scene for Devī’s questions about tīrthas.
Praṇāma (obeisance) is referenced as devotional conduct, not as a formal pilgrimage rite.