Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 26
ततस्तुष्टो महादेवो देवानां परमेश्वरः । उवाच मधुरां वाणीं देवान्ब्रह्मपुरोगमान्
tatastuṣṭo mahādevo devānāṃ parameśvaraḥ | uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ devānbrahmapurogamān
അപ്പോൾ തൃപ്തനായ മഹാദേവൻ, ദേവന്മാരുടെ പരമേശ്വരൻ, ബ്രഹ്മാവ് മുൻപിൽ നിൽക്കുന്ന ദേവന്മാരോട് മധുരവാണിയിൽ പറഞ്ഞു।
Narrator
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mahādeva, serene and radiant, turns toward an assembly of devas led by Brahmā; the atmosphere shifts from intense hymnody to calm, sweet discourse; Brahmā stands foremost with folded hands.
FAQs
When devotion is offered, Śiva responds with prasāda—benevolent speech that guides beings back toward order and wellbeing.
None explicitly in this verse.
Implied sequence: propitiation through stotra leads to divine favor; no explicit ritual rule is stated here.