Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 9
तुष्टाव गिरिजासूनुं सूक्तैः श्रुतिसमुद्भवैः । तथा स्वकृतया स्तुत्या प्रबद्ध करसंपुटः
tuṣṭāva girijāsūnuṃ sūktaiḥ śrutisamudbhavaiḥ | tathā svakṛtayā stutyā prabaddha karasaṃpuṭaḥ
ಕರಗಳನ್ನು ಜೋಡಿಸಿ ಅವನು ಗಿರಿಜಾಸುತ (ಸ್ಕಂದ)ನನ್ನು ಶ್ರುತಿಯಿಂದ ಉದ್ಭವಿಸಿದ ಸೂಕ್ತಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ತುತಿಸಿದನು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ತನ್ನದೇ ರಚಿತ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರದಿಂದಲೂ ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಿದನು.
Vyāsa
Tirtha: Lohita-giri darśana precinct (implied)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Agastya stands (or kneels) with hands cupped together in añjali, eyes lowered in devotion, chanting Veda-born hymns to Skanda; the air seems to vibrate with sacred sound, while the deity listens with calm grace.
FAQs
Devotion is expressed through stuti: honoring the deity with both scriptural (śruti) hymns and heartfelt personal praise.
Skandavana is the implied sacred setting where the stuti and worship occur.
Añjali (joined hands) and stotra/stuti (hymnic praise) are described as acts of worship.