Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
श्रुत्वैत्यगस्तिः स्कंदस्य भाषितं पर्यमूमुदत् । ननाम चांघ्री प्रोवाच जयसर्वज्ञनंदन
śrutvaityagastiḥ skaṃdasya bhāṣitaṃ paryamūmudat | nanāma cāṃghrī provāca jayasarvajñanaṃdana
Setelah mendengar kata-kata Skanda, Agastya bersukacita besar. Dia menunduk di kaki Baginda lalu berkata, “Jaya bagimu, wahai kegembiraan Sang Maha Mengetahui!”
Narrator (Skanda Purana narrative voice, within Skanda–Agastya dialogue)
Tirtha: Avimukta-Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Agastya, the venerable sage, rejoices upon hearing Skanda; he bows at Skanda’s feet and offers a victory-cry praising him as the delight of the omniscient.
FAQs
It models humility and receptivity: true learning culminates in reverence, gratitude, and praise.
The discourse belongs to the Kāśī Māhātmya framework; this verse is a dialogue moment rather than a site-description.
A devotional act is implied: bowing at the feet (praṇāma) and uttering a victory salutation.