Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33
ततस्तु पर्वता रम्या मेर्वाद्यास्तु सुशोभनाः । नृत्यंतो गायमानाश्च स्तवाद्यैस्तु महर्षिभिः
tatastu parvatā ramyā mervādyāstu suśobhanāḥ | nṛtyaṃto gāyamānāśca stavādyaistu maharṣibhiḥ
Dann erschienen die lieblichen Berge—Meru und die übrigen—wahrhaft herrlich, während die großen ṛṣis tanzten und sangen, mit Hymnen und Lobpreisungen.
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (cosmic utsava framing)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣi audience (not explicit)
Scene: A jubilant cosmic assembly: Meru and other radiant mountains personified or shown as towering peaks adorned with banners; great ṛṣis in white garments dance in a circle, singing Vedic-sounding hymns, with Dvārakā’s skyline gleaming beyond.
FAQs
True pilgrimage is not only travel but devotion—expressed through stuti (praise), song, and uplifted joy before the sacred.
Dvārakā’s greatness is implied by the cosmic-scale participation of mountains and sages in celebration.
Implied devotional practice: stava (hymn/praise), gāna (singing), and nṛtya (sacred rejoicing).