Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
ततस्तस्मै कृतानन्दा स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैः पृथग्विधैः । अष्टांगप्रणिपातेन नमश्चक्रे समाहिता
tatastasmai kṛtānandā stutvā stotraiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ | aṣṭāṃgapraṇipātena namaścakre samāhitā
তেতিয়া আনন্দে পৰিপূৰ্ণ হৈ তাই নানা প্ৰকাৰ স্তোত্ৰেৰে প্ৰভুক স্তুতি কৰিলে; আৰু একাগ্ৰচিত্তে অষ্টাঙ্গ প্ৰণিপাত কৰি নমস্কাৰ নিবেদন কৰিলে।
Sūta
Type: temple
Scene: Before the fresh, radiant liṅga, the devotee offers layered hymns; then she falls into aṣṭāṅga-praṇipāta, body fully surrendered, mind composed.
FAQs
When grace appears, the proper response is stuti (praise) and humble surrender—devotion completes austerity.
The newly manifested Śiva-liṅga at the Amareśvara tīrtha becomes the focus of worship and praise.
Stotra-recitation and aṣṭāṅga-praṇipāta (eight-limbed prostration) are indicated as modes of worship.