Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
द्रौपद्या सहितं दृष्ट्वा रहसि भ्रातरं द्विजम् । प्रोवाच प्रणतो भूत्वा विनयावनतोऽर्जुनः
draupadyā sahitaṃ dṛṣṭvā rahasi bhrātaraṃ dvijam | provāca praṇato bhūtvā vinayāvanato'rjunaḥ
دروپدی کے ساتھ اپنے بھائی کو خلوت میں دیکھ کر، ارجن ادب سے جھک گیا، سجدۂ تعظیم کیا اور نہایت انکساری سے اس سے مخاطب ہوا۔
Narrator (contextual; not explicit in the verse)
Listener: dvija (addressed in surrounding narration)
Scene: A quiet interior: Arjuna enters, sees Yudhiṣṭhira with Draupadī, bows with folded hands; the mood is intimate, respectful, and anticipatory of instruction.
FAQs
Dharma is upheld through humility and reverence within the family, especially toward the righteous and elder authority.
No tīrtha is specified; the verse frames the ethical setting that precedes the pilgrimage events.
None; the emphasis is on vinaya (humble conduct) as a dharmic prerequisite for sacred undertakings.