Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रोवाचाथ प्रणम्योच्चैः कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः । स्तुतिं कृत्वा सुरैः सार्धं वेदोक्तैः स्तवनैर्द्विजाः
provācātha praṇamyoccaiḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | stutiṃ kṛtvā suraiḥ sārdhaṃ vedoktaiḥ stavanairdvijāḥ
তখন তিনি উচ্চস্বরে বলিলেন—ভূমিতে প্রণাম করিয়া, করজোড়ে স্থিত হইয়া। দেবগণের সহিত বেদোক্ত স্তব-স্তুতিতে বন্দনা করিয়া, হে দ্বিজগণ, তিনি কহিলেন।
Indra (Śakra) (he speaks after praising; narrative voice remains Sūta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born listeners addressed in the verse)
Scene: A reverent figure stands with joined palms, surrounded by devas, as Vedic hymns rise like luminous syllables; the atmosphere is ceremonial and anticipatory.
FAQs
True petition begins with reverence: praṇāma, añjali, and Veda-aligned praise establish devotion and dharmic speech.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as part of the broader tīrtha narrative framework.
A devotional protocol is implied: bowing (praṇāma), añjali, and recitation of Veda-consistent hymns (vedokta-stavana).