Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
व्यास उवाच । एवं स्तुतस्तदा विष्णुः प्रोवाच मधुरं वचः । तुष्टोऽस्मि धर्म राजेंद्र अहं स्तोत्रेण ते विभो
vyāsa uvāca | evaṃ stutastadā viṣṇuḥ provāca madhuraṃ vacaḥ | tuṣṭo'smi dharma rājeṃdra ahaṃ stotreṇa te vibho
Vyāsa berkata: Setelah dipuji demikian, Viṣṇu pun bertutur dengan kata-kata yang manis: “Wahai Raja Dharma, wahai yang perkasa, Aku berkenan dengan stotra pujianmu.”
Vyāsa (narrator); Viṣṇu (quoted speech)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Vyāsa narrates: Viṣṇu, praised by Yama, responds with sweet words, declaring himself pleased by the hymn.
FAQs
Devotional praise (stotra) offered with sincerity pleases Viṣṇu and draws divine response.
The broader context is Dharmāraṇya-tīrtha, where the divine dialogue and blessings unfold.
Recitation of a stotra (hymn of praise) is implicitly upheld as a potent devotional act.