Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 51
स्वर्णभद्रासनेष्वेते ह्युपविष्टा व्यलोकयन् । शृंगाणां वादनं चक्रुर्वसवः समहोरगाः
svarṇabhadrāsaneṣvete hyupaviṣṭā vyalokayan | śṛṃgāṇāṃ vādanaṃ cakrurvasavaḥ samahoragāḥ
Assis sur des sièges d’or, fastes et propices, ils observaient ; et les Vasus, avec les grands serpents, firent retentir les cors.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial amphitheatre: Vasus and great Nāgas seated on golden auspicious thrones, watching a sacred spectacle while blowing curved horns; shimmering gold, jeweled canopies, and a crowd of divine beings in orderly tiers.
FAQs
A sacred celebration includes reverent witnessing and active offering—both attentive presence and musical service are forms of bhakti.
The chapter’s frame is tīrtha-māhātmya, but this verse highlights the divine assembly and its instruments rather than a named location.
Horn-sounding (śṛṅga-vādana) appears as a ceremonial accompaniment within the worship festivities.