Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
स्तुवंति विविधैः स्तोत्रैर्मन्यमाना महेश्वरम् । ज्ञात्वा ध्यानेन देवस्य त्रिनेत्रत्वमुपागताः
stuvaṃti vividhaiḥ stotrairmanyamānā maheśvaram | jñātvā dhyānena devasya trinetratvamupāgatāḥ
அந்த நிலையை மகேஸ்வரனின் அருளென எண்ணி, பலவகை ஸ்தோத்திரங்களால் அவரைத் துதித்தனர்; தேவனைத் தியானித்தறிந்து, தாம் மூன்றுகண் தன்மையை அடைந்தோம் என உணர்ந்தனர்।
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: The sages rise from meditation into collective hymn-singing, hands folded; their faces show gratitude and awe as the third-eye sign glows subtly.
FAQs
Dhyāna and stotra together mature devotion—inner realization expresses itself as praise and recognition of Śiva’s grace.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Saṅgāleśvara context), where hymns and meditation are said to bear exceptional fruit.
Stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) and dhyāna (meditation) upon Śiva.