Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
सूत उवाच । पुरासीच्च ऋषिश्रेष्ठः पुलस्त्यो भगवान्मुनिः । ययातेश्च गृहे यातस्तं नत्वा चाब्रवीन्नृपः
sūta uvāca | purāsīcca ṛṣiśreṣṭhaḥ pulastyo bhagavānmuniḥ | yayāteśca gṛhe yātastaṃ natvā cābravīnnṛpaḥ
苏多说道：“久远以前，有一位最胜的圣仙——尊贵的牟尼普罗拉斯提亚。他来到耶耶底的宫邸；国王向他顶礼后，如是说道。”
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Arbuda (to be introduced)
Type: peak
Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya ṛṣis
Scene: A venerable sage Pulastya arrives at King Yayāti’s court; the king rises, bows, and prepares to ask about sacred Arbuda.
FAQs
Humility before sages and respectful inquiry are presented as the proper gateway to sacred knowledge.
The verse sets up the Arbuda māhātmya narrative by invoking an ancient dialogue; the specific tīrtha details follow in subsequent verses.
Bowing (namaskāra) to a sage before speaking/inquiring—an etiquette of dharma and learning.