Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
एवं विकल्पहृदयो गत्वा स ऋषिसन्निधौ । उवाच श्लक्ष्णया वाचा गम्यतामिति सादरम्
evaṃ vikalpahṛdayo gatvā sa ṛṣisannidhau | uvāca ślakṣṇayā vācā gamyatāmiti sādaram
یوں تردد و غور و فکر سے مضطرب دل لیے وہ رشیوں کی خدمت میں گیا اور نرم لہجے میں ادب سے عرض کیا: “اگر حکم ہو تو مجھے رخصت دیجیے کہ میں روانہ ہو جاؤں۔”
Narrator (the man addressing the sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Tīrtha-śravaṇa audience
Scene: The sage walks from his dwelling to an āśrama grove where elders sit; he bows slightly and speaks with folded hands, requesting leave to depart.
FAQs
When conscience awakens, one should approach realized teachers with humility and gentle speech.
The scene is set within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Māhātmya, where sages instruct seekers.
None; it introduces the seeker’s approach to the sages prior to receiving instruction.