Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31
गीयमानस्तु गंधर्वैः स्तूयमानस्तु किन्नरैः । श्लाघ्यमानस्तु विबुधैर्वाक्यमेतदुवाच ह
gīyamānastu gaṃdharvaiḥ stūyamānastu kinnaraiḥ | ślāghyamānastu vibudhairvākyametaduvāca ha
گندھروؤں کے گیتوں میں گایا گیا، کِنّروں کی ستائش سے سراہا گیا، اور دیوتاؤں کی تحسین سے معزز ہو کر، انہوں نے پھر یہ کلمات ارشاد فرمائے۔
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.