Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
प्रोवाचाथ प्रणम्योच्चैः कृतांजलिपुटः स्थितः । स्तुतिं कृत्वा सुरैः सार्धं वेदोक्तैः स्तवनैर्द्विजाः
provācātha praṇamyoccaiḥ kṛtāṃjalipuṭaḥ sthitaḥ | stutiṃ kṛtvā suraiḥ sārdhaṃ vedoktaiḥ stavanairdvijāḥ
پھر اُس نے جھک کر گہرا پرنام کیا، ہاتھ جوڑ کر ادب سے کھڑا ہوا اور بلند آواز سے بولا—اے دو بار جنم لینے والو! دیوتاؤں کے ساتھ وید کے مطابق بھجن و ستوتی کر کے۔
Indra (Śakra) (he speaks after praising; narrative voice remains Sūta)
Type: kshetra
Listener: dvijāḥ (twice-born listeners addressed in the verse)
Scene: A reverent figure stands with joined palms, surrounded by devas, as Vedic hymns rise like luminous syllables; the atmosphere is ceremonial and anticipatory.
FAQs
True petition begins with reverence: praṇāma, añjali, and Veda-aligned praise establish devotion and dharmic speech.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it functions as part of the broader tīrtha narrative framework.
A devotional protocol is implied: bowing (praṇāma), añjali, and recitation of Veda-consistent hymns (vedokta-stavana).