Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 58
गणानां देवतानां च सर्वेषां प्राणिनामपि । तदा दुंदुभयो नेदुर्भेर्यस्तूर्याण्यनेकशः
gaṇānāṃ devatānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ prāṇināmapi | tadā duṃdubhayo nedurbheryastūryāṇyanekaśaḥ
ثمّ، لأجل الغَناوات والآلهة وجميع الكائنات، دوّت طبولُ الدُّندُبي، وضُرِبت المزاميرُ والطبولُ والأبواقُ على أنواعٍ كثيرة مرارًا.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kettle-drums and many instruments resound universally—gaṇas, gods, and all beings are encompassed—creating a grand celebratory soundscape as the devotee is honored.
FAQs
When dharma is fulfilled and Śiva is pleased, the cosmos itself is portrayed as celebrating the devotee’s upliftment.
Kedāra, in the narrative arc of Kedāra-māhātmya.
None directly; it describes auspicious omens/celebration accompanying the fruit of vrata.
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