Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
प्रोचुर्महेश्वरं गत्वा विनयावनताः स्थिताः । स्तुत्वा पृथग्विधैः सूक्तैर्वेदोक्तैः शतरुद्रियैः
procurmaheśvaraṃ gatvā vinayāvanatāḥ sthitāḥ | stutvā pṛthagvidhaiḥ sūktairvedoktaiḥ śatarudriyaiḥ
వారు మహేశ్వరుని వద్దకు వెళ్లి వినయంతో వంగి నిలిచారు; వేదోక్త శతరుద్రీయాది వివిధ సూక్తాలతో స్తుతించి ఇలా పలికారు।
Narrator (Purāṇic voice)
Scene: The devas stand before Maheśvara with folded hands, heads bowed; Śiva appears serene yet immense, while the sound of Śatarudrīya seems to fill the space like a sacred vibration.
FAQs
In times of dharmic decline, humility, devotion, and Vedic praise directed to Śiva are presented as a rightful approach to restoration.
The broader setting is the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s tīrtha narration, leading into the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and Pādukā shrine context.
Recitation/praise through Vedic hymns, specifically the Śatarudrīya, is implied as an act of worship.