Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24
श्रुत्वैत्यगस्तिः स्कंदस्य भाषितं पर्यमूमुदत् । ननाम चांघ्री प्रोवाच जयसर्वज्ञनंदन
śrutvaityagastiḥ skaṃdasya bhāṣitaṃ paryamūmudat | nanāma cāṃghrī provāca jayasarvajñanaṃdana
ஸ்கந்தனின் சொற்களை கேட்ட அகஸ்தியர் மிகுந்த மகிழ்ச்சி அடைந்தார். அவர் திருவடிகளில் வணங்கி— “ஜயம் உனக்கு, சர்வஞ்ஞனந்தனே!” என்று கூறினார்.
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.