Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 24
ततस्ते पार्श्वगाः प्रेता एके नृत्यं प्रचक्रिरे । तत्पुरो गीतमन्ये तु स्तुतिं चैव तथा परे
tataste pārśvagāḥ pretā eke nṛtyaṃ pracakrire | tatpuro gītamanye tu stutiṃ caiva tathā pare
Darauf begannen die Pretas, die zu seinen Seiten standen: einige tanzten, andere sangen vor ihm, und wieder andere brachten Lobpreisungen dar.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Around the preta-king, attendants perform: some dance in a ring, some sing facing the throne, others stand with folded hands offering hymns; the scene is eerie yet ceremonially ordered.
FAQs
Outer displays can surround power, but the narrative drives toward the deeper question of what act truly brings welfare (śreyas).
Not named in this verse; it remains within the broader Tīrthamāhātmya context of Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
No direct prescription; it mentions performance modes—dance, song, and praise.