Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 26
प्रोचुश्च प्रणताः स्तुत्वा स्तोत्रैः सुश्रुतिसंभवैः । त्रैलोक्ये सृष्टिरूपं यत्कमलासनसंस्थितम्
procuśca praṇatāḥ stutvā stotraiḥ suśrutisaṃbhavaiḥ | trailokye sṛṣṭirūpaṃ yatkamalāsanasaṃsthitam
அவர்கள் வணங்கி, வேதமூலமான ஸ்தோத்திரங்களால் புகழ்ந்து கூறினர்—மூவுலகிலும் படைப்பின் வடிவமாய், தாமரை ஆசனத்தில் அமர்ந்திருப்பவரை।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of devas, hands folded, bowing and chanting Vedic hymns before Brahmā seated on a radiant lotus-throne, with the three worlds subtly indicated in the background.
FAQs
Vedic-rooted praise (stotra) and surrender are presented as the correct response to cosmic disorder, opening the way for restoration.
Not specified in this verse; it frames the divine consultation that typically culminates in a tīrtha’s establishment and merit.
Stotra (hymnic praise) and praṇāma (bowing) are exemplified, though no specific mantra or vrata is prescribed in this line.