Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 57
वादित्राणां स्वनैघोरैर्नृत्यगीतपुरःसरैः । स्तूयमानोपि सूतैश्च ययौ रामो मुदान्वितः
vāditrāṇāṃ svanaighorairnṛtyagītapuraḥsaraiḥ | stūyamānopi sūtaiśca yayau rāmo mudānvitaḥ
Au milieu des sons tonitruants des instruments, la danse et le chant ouvrant la marche, et loué par les bardes, Rāma s’avança, le cœur empli de joie.
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator; contextually Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa style narration)
Tirtha: धर्मारण्य
Type: kshetra
Scene: भेरी-मृदङ्गादि वाद्यनिनादैः, नर्तक-गायकैः पुरःसरैः, सूत-स्तुतिभिः रामः मुदान्वितः अग्रे यायात्।
FAQs
Pilgrimage is not only austerity; it can also be devotion expressed through praise, song, and uplifted communal spirit.
The verse continues the approach narrative toward Dharmāraṇya; the site’s glory is prepared through a celebratory yātrā setting.
No formal rite is prescribed; devotional praise and procession are described.