Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
अथ गाथा पुरा गीता नारदेन सुरर्षिणा । दृष्ट्वा पुत्रप्रदं देवं वटादित्यं सुरेश्वरम्
atha gāthā purā gītā nāradena surarṣiṇā | dṛṣṭvā putrapradaṃ devaṃ vaṭādityaṃ sureśvaram
Kini, ada sebuah gāthā yang dahulu dinyanyikan oleh Nārada, resi di kalangan para dewa, setelah menyaksikan Vaṭāditya, Dewa Yang Mulia, penganugerahan putera.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Vaṭāditya / Sāmbasūrya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Nārada, radiant and veena-bearing, beholds Vaṭāditya—Sūrya as a lordly deity associated with a sacred banyan (vaṭa)—and sings an ancient gāthā praising the son-bestowing power.
FAQs
When a tīrtha’s power is witnessed by exalted sages like Nārada, its praise becomes a transmitted hymn, strengthening faith and remembrance.
Vaṭāditya, the Sūrya-associated sacred presence linked to the banyan (vaṭa).
Introduction to a hymn (gāthā/stotra) attributed to Nārada; the next verses would typically contain the recitation content.