Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 43
ततो देवाः सगंधर्वाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षयः । स्तुत्वा देवीं ततः स्तोत्रैस्तुष्टा जहृषिरे तदा
tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ | stutvā devīṃ tataḥ stotraistuṣṭā jahṛṣire tadā
แล้วเหล่าเทวะพร้อมด้วยคนธรรพ์ เหล่าสิทธะ และฤๅษีผู้ยิ่งใหญ่ ต่างสรรเสริญพระเทวีด้วยบทสวดสโตตร; ครั้นพอพระทัยแล้ว ก็เปรมปรีดิ์ยินดี
Narrator
Tirtha: Setu-kṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (viprāḥ)
Scene: A celestial congregation—devas, gandharvas, siddhas, and great sages—offer hymns to the radiant Goddess; some play vīṇā and flute, others hold añjali; the sky is filled with flowers and light.
FAQs
Gratitude and stuti (hymnic praise) naturally follow divine protection; devotion is the community’s response to grace.
The praise occurs in the Setukhaṇḍa tīrtha context, following the victory associated with Dharmapuṣkariṇī.
Implicitly, stotra-pāṭha (recitation of hymns) is modeled as an act of devotion, though no specific hymn is quoted here.