Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 64
प्रोवाच चाथ भो विप्राः साधुनादेन नादयन् । लोकत्रयं समस्तानां शृण्वतां त्रिदिवौकसाम्
provāca cātha bho viprāḥ sādhunādena nādayan | lokatrayaṃ samastānāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ tridivaukasām
আৰু তাৰ পাছত তেওঁ ক’লে: “হে বিপ্ৰসকল!” ‘সাধু! সাধু!’ বুলি ধ্বনি তুলিলে; যাৰ ফলত ত্ৰিলোক গুঞ্জৰি উঠিল, আৰু ত্ৰিদিৱৰ বাসিন্দাসকল সকলোৱে শুনি থাকিল।
Narrator (Sūta continuing; proclamation attributed to Pitāmaha by context)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā (or the proclaiming figure) calls out to the brāhmaṇas; the cry of ‘Sādhu!’ ripples outward, with devas in the sky listening as the three worlds seem to vibrate.
FAQs
The greatness of a sacred establishment is affirmed through open praise and communal hearing, spreading dharma across worlds.
The newly established liṅga-sthāna in Pātāla that is being publicly celebrated.
Stuti/udghoṣa (public praise) accompanying sacred installation is indicated.