Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13
ततो वेदोद्भवैः सूक्तैः स्तुतिं चक्रुः समंततः । तस्य देवस्य सद्भक्ताः सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः
tato vedodbhavaiḥ sūktaiḥ stutiṃ cakruḥ samaṃtataḥ | tasya devasya sadbhaktāḥ sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ
அப்போது வேதத்தில் பிறந்த ஸூக்தங்களால் அவர்கள் எல்லாத் திசைகளிலும் ஸ்துதி செய்தனர்; வாசவன் (இந்திரன்) உட்பட எல்லாத் தேவரும் அந்தத் தேவனின் உண்மைப் பக்தர்கள்.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta in Nāgara Khaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Śvetadvīpa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Devas encircle the reclining Viṣṇu, hands folded, mouths open in chant; the space feels like a cosmic temple with sound-waves of Vedic sūkta radiating outward.
FAQs
Vedic praise and sincere devotion are upheld as the proper response when approaching the Supreme for protection.
The setting remains Śvetadvīpa, where the gods perform Vedic stuti to Viṣṇu.
Stuti with Veda-derived sūktas is implied—recitation of sacred hymns as worship.
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