Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
रम्यं वितानं यो दद्याच्छत्रुभिर्नाभूयते । गीतं वाद्यं प्रनृत्यं च कृत्वा शुद्धो व्रजेत्स माम्
ramyaṃ vitānaṃ yo dadyācchatrubhirnābhūyate | gītaṃ vādyaṃ pranṛtyaṃ ca kṛtvā śuddho vrajetsa mām
যে মনোরম বিতান (ছত্র/ছাউনি) দান করে, সে শত্রুদের দ্বারা পরাভূত হয় না; আর গান, বাদ্য ও নৃত্য নিবেদন করে শুদ্ধ হয়ে আমাকে প্রাপ্ত হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context; verse conveys the deity’s promise: 'mām')
Type: kshetra
Scene: A bright canopy is installed over the deity’s procession or sanctum entrance; musicians sing, instrumentalists play, dancers perform before the liṅga; the devotee is shown radiant and purified, moving toward the deity’s presence.
FAQs
Devotional service—material support and sacred arts—purifies the devotee and leads toward divine attainment.
No site is specified; the focus is on worship-service (sevā) and its fruits.
Donating a vitāna (canopy) and performing/arranging sacred singing, music, and dance as offerings.