Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36
ततः प्रोवाच ते विष्णुः स्वयं चापि महेश्वरः । तथा देवगणाः सर्वे विनयावनता स्थिताः
tataḥ provāca te viṣṇuḥ svayaṃ cāpi maheśvaraḥ | tathā devagaṇāḥ sarve vinayāvanatā sthitāḥ
แล้วพระวิษณุทรงตรัสแก่เขา และพระมหेशวรก็ทรงตรัสด้วยพระองค์เอง อีกทั้งหมู่เทพทั้งปวงยืนอยู่ ณ ที่นั้นด้วยความนอบน้อมก้มศีรษะ
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A luminous gathering: Viṣṇu and Maheśvara appear before the sage; rows of devas stand with folded hands, heads bowed, embodying humility.
FAQs
Even the gods model humility; divine guidance supports dharma when a crisis affects the worlds.
The shloka is within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya setting; this verse itself highlights divine intervention rather than naming a particular tīrtha.
None; it is a narrative transition describing the gods’ respectful stance.