Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
ततस्ते वि विधैः स्तोत्रैः स्तुवंतो वृषभध्वजम् । होमं चक्रुर्मुहुर्वह्नौ मंत्रैस्तैः शतरुद्रियैः
tataste vi vidhaiḥ stotraiḥ stuvaṃto vṛṣabhadhvajam | homaṃ cakrurmuhurvahnau maṃtraistaiḥ śatarudriyaiḥ
അപ്പോൾ അവർ പലവിധ സ്തോത്രങ്ങളാൽ വൃഷഭധ്വജനായ പ്രഭുവിനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു; ആ ശതരുദ്രീയ മന്ത്രങ്ങളാൽ അഗ്നിയിൽ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ഹോമം നടത്തി.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sages and devas circle a blazing fire altar, offering ghee with ladles; their mouths chant Śatarudrīya while hands are folded in reverence toward Vṛṣabhadhvaja (Śiva with bull emblem).
FAQs
When confronted with divine mystery, the tradition turns to stotra and Vedic mantra as a path to divine presence.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where Vedic worship (Śatarudrīya) is shown as efficacious and sanctifying.
Homa into the sacred fire accompanied by Śatarudrīya mantras and hymnic praise of Śiva.