Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
हंसबर्हिण जुष्टेषु संसेव्येष्वप्सरोगणैः । गन्धर्वैर्गीयमानाश्च स्तूयमानाश्च गुह्यकैः
haṃsabarhiṇa juṣṭeṣu saṃsevyeṣvapsarogaṇaiḥ | gandharvairgīyamānāśca stūyamānāśca guhyakaiḥ
« Dans des lieux fréquentés par les cygnes et les paons, servis par des troupes d’Apsaras, chantés par les Gandharva et loués par les Guhyaka, nous demeurons dans l’honneur. »
Pitṛs
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial lakeside or pleasure-grove: swans glide on lotus waters, peacocks perch on flowering trees; apsarases attend the honored souls; gandharvas sing with vīṇā; guhykas stand as jeweled guardians offering praise.
FAQs
The Pitṛs are depicted as honored, celebrated beings—showing the spiritual weight of ancestral lineage and its veneration.
Not specified here; the verse provides celestial context rather than a named terrestrial tīrtha.
None directly; it supports the motivation for Pitṛ worship by illustrating their exalted standing.