Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 41
शिखायां बद्धरुद्राक्षः कुक्कुटः कपिना सह । चिरं नृत्यति नृत्यज्ञः पश्यतां चित्रमावहन्
śikhāyāṃ baddharudrākṣaḥ kukkuṭaḥ kapinā saha | ciraṃ nṛtyati nṛtyajñaḥ paśyatāṃ citramāvahan
Mit einer Rudrākṣa am Haarschopf gebunden tanzte der Hahn—kundig im Tanz—lange Zeit mit dem Affen und bot den Zuschauern ein wunderliches Schauspiel.
Narrator (contextual, unspecified in snippet)
Scene: A rooster with a rudrākṣa tied to its topknot dances expertly alongside the monkey, holding the crowd’s gaze with an amusing, almost ritual-costumed performance.
FAQs
The verse paints a vivid worldly scene while subtly foregrounding rudrākṣa as a devotional sign associated with Śiva.
No tīrtha is identified in this verse; the focus is narrative description.
None; the verse describes adornment and entertainment rather than prescribing a vrata or rite.