प्रबद्धहस्तयुगलः प्रणमतरकंधरः । अथ पाशुपताचार्यो गर्गो नाम महामुनिः
prabaddhahastayugalaḥ praṇamatarakaṃdharaḥ | atha pāśupatācāryo gargo nāma mahāmuniḥ
Chắp đôi tay trong ấn kính lễ, cúi cổ bái chào, nơi ấy vị đạo sư Pāśupata—đại hiền Garga—đứng trang nghiêm.
Skanda (narration within Skanda–Agastya dialogue, Kāśīkhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: The great sage Garga, a Pāśupata preceptor, stands with folded hands and bowed neck—an icon of disciplined devotion and authority.
True spiritual authority is marked by humility and devotion, even in one who is a renowned teacher.
Kāśī is the implied sacred landscape, famed for Śaiva teachers and Pāśupata practice.
The verse highlights devotional etiquette—añjali (joined hands) and praṇāma—rather than a specific external ritual.