Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
प्रोचुर्महेश्वरं गत्वा विनयावनताः स्थिताः । स्तुत्वा पृथग्विधैः सूक्तैर्वेदोक्तैः शतरुद्रियैः
procurmaheśvaraṃ gatvā vinayāvanatāḥ sthitāḥ | stutvā pṛthagvidhaiḥ sūktairvedoktaiḥ śatarudriyaiḥ
وہ مہیشور کے پاس گئے، عاجزی سے جھک کر کھڑے ہوئے اور عرض کیا۔ پھر انہوں نے وید کے منتر—شترُدریہ سمیت—مختلف سوکتوں سے اس کی ستائش کی۔
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.