Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 161
पितामहस्य वचनादिदमेवाविशत्स्वयम् । सुदिव्यं वैष्णवं तेजः संसारं स सहानुजः । ततो विष्णुतनुन्देवाः पूजयन्तः सुरोत्तमम्
pitāmahasya vacanādidamevāviśatsvayam | sudivyaṃ vaiṣṇavaṃ tejaḥ saṃsāraṃ sa sahānujaḥ | tato viṣṇutanundevāḥ pūjayantaḥ surottamam
பிதாமகனின் வாக்கினால் அந்த பரம திவ்ய வைஷ்ணவ தேஜஸ் தானே, அனுஜனுடன், இச்சம்சாரத்தில் பிரவேசித்தது. அப்போது தேவர்கள் தேவோத்தமனான அந்த விஷ்ணு-தனுவை பூஜித்து மரியாதையுடன் வணங்கினர்.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Ayodhyāmāhātmya)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A column of brilliant Vaiṣṇava light descends into the human world at Ayodhyā, while Brahmā’s command is implied; devas in the sky offer flowers and worship the manifested Viṣṇu-form.
FAQs
Divine manifestation in the world is purposeful and revered even by the gods; it is a sacred descent for cosmic welfare.
Ayodhyā’s sanctity is the broader frame, presenting the divine descent that undergirds the city’s Māhātmya.
Implicit worship (pūjā) of the Lord’s form is modeled by the devas, though no detailed procedure is given.
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