Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
निजदेवस्य सद्भक्त्या नृत्यगीतपरायणः । तं च दृष्ट्वा नमस्कृत्य वाक्यमेतदुवाच सः
nijadevasya sadbhaktyā nṛtyagītaparāyaṇaḥ | taṃ ca dṛṣṭvā namaskṛtya vākyametaduvāca saḥ
In aufrichtiger Hingabe an seine erwählte Gottheit ganz dem Tanz und Gesang hingegeben, erblickte er ihn, verneigte sich ehrfürchtig und sprach diese Worte.
Narrator (contextual; speaker not explicit in this verse)
Type: temple (liṅga-sthāna implied)
Scene: A devotee-sage, absorbed in rhythmic dance and song before a spotless liṅga, pauses upon seeing Durvāsā, folds hands, bows, and begins to speak.
FAQs
True bhakti can express itself through devotional arts like singing and dancing, grounded in reverence and humility.
This verse sits within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the exact named tīrtha is not stated in this single verse.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the emphasis is on respectful salutation (namaskāra) and devotional expression.