Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा विश्वेदेवा मरुद्गणाः । भवंतु परिवेष्टारो भोक्तुकामजनस्य च
ādityā vasavo rudrā viśvedevā marudgaṇāḥ | bhavaṃtu pariveṣṭāro bhoktukāmajanasya ca
Que les Ādityas, les Vasus, les Rudras, les Viśvedevas et les cohortes des Maruts se tiennent comme assistants et serviteurs de ceux qui sont venus désireux de prendre part (à l’offrande sacrée).
Narrative voice (contextual; likely describing ritual benediction/invocation)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand yajña feast: pilgrims seated to partake; radiant Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Viśvedevas, and Maruts appear as celestial servers carrying vessels, ladles, and offerings.
FAQs
Sacred hospitality is elevated: even the divine hosts are envisioned as serving those who partake in a tīrtha-yajña.
It belongs to the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya context; the specific tīrtha is not named in this verse alone.
A ritual wish/invocation that divine groups become ‘pariveṣṭāras’—attendants who facilitate distribution of sacred food/offerings.