Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
देवदुंदुभयो नेदुर्गंधर्वपतयो जगुः । ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाता ननृतुश्चाप्सरो गणाः
devaduṃdubhayo nedurgaṃdharvapatayo jaguḥ | vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātā nanṛtuścāpsaro gaṇāḥ
Die göttlichen Kesseltrommeln dröhnten; die Anführer der Gandharvas sangen. Heilige, glückverheißende Winde wehten, und die Scharen der Apsaras tanzten.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta within Brahmakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sky filled with celestial musicians: gandharva leaders singing, devadundubhis sounding; apsaras dancing in arcs; below, the sacred forest sways with fragrant winds.
FAQs
A dharmic consecration is portrayed as a cosmic event, echoed by auspicious signs in heaven and nature.
Dharmāraṇya, whose establishment prompts celestial rejoicing.
None; the verse describes omens and celebration rather than prescribing human practice.