Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
गीयमानस्तु गंधर्वैः स्तूयमानस्तु किन्नरैः । श्लाघ्यमानस्तु विबुधैर्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
gīyamānastu gaṃdharvaiḥ stūyamānastu kinnaraiḥ | ślāghyamānastu vibudhairvākyametaduvāca ha
గంధర్వులు గానముచేసి, కిన్నరులు స్తుతించి, దేవతలు శ్లాఘించి ఉండగా ఆయన అప్పుడు ఈ వాక్యమును పలికెను।
Īśvara (Śiva) as narrator (introducing Agastya’s forthcoming speech)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: (Implied) the Purāṇic interlocutor/audience
Scene: As Agastya proceeds, Gandharvas sing and Kinnaras praise; gods applaud. The air is filled with music as the sage prepares to speak.
FAQs
The honor accorded to a sage reflects the Purāṇic ideal: spiritual attainment commands reverence across divine realms.
Implicitly within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya sequence; the kṣetra is the narrative arena for Agastya’s celebrated act.
None; it is a narrative description of praise preceding a declaration.