Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
तंत्रीमादाय वाद्यांश्चाऽवादयञ्छंकरोत्सवे । ऋषयः कृत्स्नशश्चैव वेदगीतांस्तपोधनाः
taṃtrīmādāya vādyāṃścā'vādayañchaṃkarotsave | ṛṣayaḥ kṛtsnaśaścaiva vedagītāṃstapodhanāḥ
তন্ত্ৰী আৰু আন বাদ্য হাতে লৈ তেওঁলোকে শংকৰৰ উৎসৱত সঙ্গীত বজালে; আৰু তপধন ঋষিসকলে সম্পূৰ্ণ ৰূপে বেদগীত গাই-পাঠ কৰিলে।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Type: temple/kshetra
Scene: A vibrant festival hall: gandharvas pluck vīṇās and play percussion while rows of austere sages with matted hair chant Vedic hymns in unison; Śiva’s presence is implied as the focal sanctum.
FAQs
Śiva-worship harmonizes art and scripture: music (vādyas) and Vedic recitation together become offerings that sanctify the assembly.
No particular tīrtha is specified; the emphasis is on the sanctity of Śaṅkara’s utsava itself.
Implied devotional practice: offering sacred music and Vedic chanting as part of a Śiva festival (utsava), though no formal vow or donation is stated.