Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा शंकरस्य महात्मनः । विष्णुं सर्वे नमस्कृत्य ईडिरे च तदा सुराः
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā śaṃkarasya mahātmanaḥ | viṣṇuṃ sarve namaskṛtya īḍire ca tadā surāḥ
মহাত্মা শংকৰৰ সেই উপদেশ শুনি, সকলো দেৱতাই বিষ্ণুক নমস্কাৰ কৰি তেতিয়াই তেওঁৰ স্তৱনা কৰিলে।
Narrator (contextual; within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa, often Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A divine assembly in the Himalayan sacred precinct: devas, having heard Śaṅkara’s words, turn together to Viṣṇu, bowing and beginning a unified hymn.
FAQs
Humility and obedience to righteous counsel lead to effective worship; praise follows surrender.
Kedārakhaṇḍa frames the episode, embedding the devotion within Kedāra’s pilgrimage ethos.
Namaskāra (bowing) and stuti (praise) of Viṣṇu are performed by the devas.
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