Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
अग्रगा ह्यपि शोभंतः श्रिया परमया युताः । तथा शंखाश्च भेर्यश्च पटहानकगोमुखाः
agragā hyapi śobhaṃtaḥ śriyā paramayā yutāḥ | tathā śaṃkhāśca bheryaśca paṭahānakagomukhāḥ
Ceux qui marchaient en tête étaient splendides, unis à la gloire suprême ; et retentissaient les conques (śaṅkha), les tambours bherī, les paṭaha, les tambours ānaka et les cors gomukha.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra / Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: At the head of the procession, radiant leaders advance; conches are blown, bherī kettle-drums and paṭaha tabors beat, ānaka drums resound, and gomukha horns curve like bull’s mouths—sound waves filling the mountain air.
FAQs
Auspicious sound (maṅgala-nāda) is presented as an offering that magnifies the sanctity of Śiva’s festival.
Kedāra, through the vivid description of its grand Śaiva festival procession.
No injunction; it lists the traditional festival instruments used to honour the deity.