Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
तानयुक्त्या समोपेतं ग्रामै रागैः स्वलंकृतम् । एवं कृत्वा स शुश्रूषा तस्य देवस्य भक्तितः
tānayuktyā samopetaṃ grāmai rāgaiḥ svalaṃkṛtam | evaṃ kṛtvā sa śuśrūṣā tasya devasya bhaktitaḥ
Enrichi de justes nuances de ton et paré de grāma et de rāga, il rendit ainsi service à cette Divinité, porté par la dévotion.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A refined musical offering: the devotee sings with controlled ornamentation, while the deity is attended in silence; the scene emphasizes disciplined artistry turned into worship.
FAQs
Skill and beauty become sacred when directed as śuśrūṣā—loving service offered to the deity in devotion.
The immediate verse emphasizes devotional service; the particular tirtha is not explicitly named in this line.
Rendering devotional service through refined singing—using appropriate tonal ornamentation, scales, and rāgas.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.