Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
उन्नतं नाम यल्लोके विख्यातं सुरसुन्दरि । ततो हृष्टमना भूत्वा विलोक्य नगरं शिवः । आहूय ब्राह्मणान्सर्वानुवाचानतकन्धरः
unnataṃ nāma yalloke vikhyātaṃ surasundari | tato hṛṣṭamanā bhūtvā vilokya nagaraṃ śivaḥ | āhūya brāhmaṇānsarvānuvācānatakandharaḥ
“Wahai dewi yang jelita, kota itu masyhur di dunia dengan nama Uṇṇata.” Lalu Śiva, bersukacita di hati ketika memandang kota itu, memanggil semua brāhmaṇa dan bertitah dengan leher menunduk dalam kerendahan hati.
Narrator (introducing Śiva’s speech)
Tirtha: Uṇṇata (city) and Uṇṇata-Liṅga precinct
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (summoned assembly)
Scene: Śiva, pleased, surveys the newly built city; he turns to a goddess (addressed as surasundarī) and then summons brāhmaṇas, bowing his neck in humility as he speaks.
FAQs
Even the Lord models humility and dharma—honoring the brāhmaṇas and sanctifying a place through reverent conduct.
Uṇṇata-nagara within Prabhāsa Kṣetra, introduced as a renowned sacred city.
No specific rite; the emphasis is on Śiva’s dharmic act of summoning and addressing brāhmaṇas.