Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 41
गीतनृत्योपहाराश्च नानावाद्यरवप्रियाः । अनंतत्वादमीषां च वक्तुं शक्या न वै गुणाः
gītanṛtyopahārāśca nānāvādyaravapriyāḥ | anaṃtatvādamīṣāṃ ca vaktuṃ śakyā na vai guṇāḥ
তারা গান, নৃত্য ও উপহারে আনন্দ পায় এবং নানা বাদ্যের ধ্বনি তাদের প্রিয়। আর এদের স্বভাব অনন্ত হওয়ায় তাদের গুণাবলি বাক্যে সম্পূর্ণ বলা যায় না।
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: Pārvatī
Scene: Gaṇas rejoicing in devotional arts—singing, dancing, receiving offerings—surrounded by a chorus of instruments; the scene suggests endless variety, with no single frame able to contain all their qualities.
FAQs
Divine reality and its manifestations are inexhaustible; devotion expressed through music and dance becomes a fitting response to that infinity.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse; it praises the gaṇas and, by extension, Śiva’s boundless majesty.
No formal rite is commanded; the verse highlights devotional expressions like offerings, singing, and dancing.