Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 48
तथेति विश्वसृक्प्रोक्तो दिवोदासो नरेश्वरः । पटहं घोषयांचक्रे दिवं देवा व्रजंत्विति
tatheti viśvasṛkprokto divodāso nareśvaraḥ | paṭahaṃ ghoṣayāṃcakre divaṃ devā vrajaṃtviti
Thus instructed by the Creator, King Divodāsa had a drum sounded in proclamation: “Let the Devas depart to heaven!”
Narrator (contextual; within Kāśīkhaṇḍa frame traditionally Skanda narrating to Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka/ṛṣis (implied frame)
Scene: King Divodāsa, after Brahmā’s assent, orders a drum to be beaten across the city; heralds announce that devas should go to heaven; devas are shown preparing to depart.
FAQs
Dharma is enacted publicly: righteous resolve is not merely private but is established through clear proclamation and accountable rule.
Kāśī is the implied sacred realm where the drama of divine presence and rightful rule is narrated.
No ritual; the “paṭaha” indicates a royal/public announcement practice rather than a religious rite.