Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 86
अहं हि सर्वदेवानां पुरोवर्ती भवाम्यतः । ते सर्वे नंदिनो वाक्यं श्रुत्वा मुदितमानसाः । वैकुंठमागता गीर्भिर्विष्णुं स्तोतुं प्रचक्रिरे
ahaṃ hi sarvadevānāṃ purovartī bhavāmyataḥ | te sarve naṃdino vākyaṃ śrutvā muditamānasāḥ | vaikuṃṭhamāgatā gīrbhirviṣṇuṃ stotuṃ pracakrire
“Portanto, irei à frente de todos os deuses.” Ao ouvirem as palavras de Nandin, todos, de mente jubilosa, foram a Vaikuṇṭha e começaram a entoar hinos a Viṣṇu com palavras sagradas.
Nandin (to the Devas/Suras)
Tirtha: Vaikuṇṭha (as darśana-destination within episode)
Type: kshetra
Listener: General audience; within story, devas heed Nandin
Scene: Nandin declares he will go ahead; devas, delighted, travel to Vaikuṇṭha and commence hymns—depict a celestial procession transitioning from Himalayan austerity to Vaikuṇṭha splendor.
FAQs
When guided by righteous counsel, even the gods take refuge in prayer; collective devotion and praise align events toward dharmic resolution.
The broader frame is Kedāra-māhātmya; this verse specifically names Vaikuṇṭha as the destination for praising Viṣṇu.
Stotra (hymnic praise) to Viṣṇu is performed—devotional recitation as a dharmic act.