Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
अत्राहं पूर्वतो गत्वा तस्य तिष्ठामि चांतिके । भवानागत्य पश्चाच्च प्रार्थयिष्यति मां ततः
atrāhaṃ pūrvato gatvā tasya tiṣṭhāmi cāṃtike | bhavānāgatya paścācca prārthayiṣyati māṃ tataḥ
میں یہاں پہلے ہی آگے جا کر اُس کے قریب کھڑا رہوں گا۔ پھر تم بعد میں آنا اور اُس کی موجودگی میں مجھ سے اپنی درخواست کرنا۔
Karṇotpalā
Scene: Kāma speaks quietly, indicating he will go ahead and stand near the father/elder; the heroine is to arrive afterward and make her request in the elder’s presence—an intimate yet decorous prelude to a marriage petition.
FAQs
Dharma values orderly, respectful approach—actions should be done with propriety, transparency, and regard for elders.
No specific tīrtha name appears in the verse; it continues the chapter’s tīrtha-centered narrative.
No ritual; it outlines correct social protocol for seeking marriage consent.