Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 8
तदाश्चर्य्यं महद्दृष्ट्वा ते सर्वे सहसा सुराः । ब्रह्माणं प्रणिपत्योचुर्भक्त्या प्रांजलयस्तदा
tadāścaryyaṃ mahaddṛṣṭvā te sarve sahasā surāḥ | brahmāṇaṃ praṇipatyocurbhaktyā prāṃjalayastadā
Seeing that great marvel, all the gods at once bowed down to Brahmā and spoke with devotion, their hands joined in reverence.
Narrator (contextual; transition into dialogue)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kuṇḍa (unnamed in excerpt)
Type: kund
Listener: null
Scene: Devas, still radiant from bathing, gather and bow to Brahmā; Brahmā sits on a lotus-seat, serene, receiving their reverent inquiry.
FAQs
Wonder (āścarya) ripens into devotion and inquiry—reverence precedes receiving sacred knowledge.
The Ayodhyā kuṇḍa whose extraordinary purifying effect astonishes the gods.
The gesture of praṇāma and prāñjali (joined palms) is shown as proper conduct before questioning a revered authority.