Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9
न्यासैः परिसरैः स्तोत्रैः पताकाभिस्तथोत्सवैः । नृत्यवादित्रगीतैश्च सर्ववस्तूपहारकैः
nyāsaiḥ parisaraiḥ stotraiḥ patākābhistathotsavaiḥ | nṛtyavāditragītaiśca sarvavastūpahārakaiḥ
Par les nyāsa (placements rituels), par les circumambulations, par les hymnes, par les bannières et les fêtes; par la danse, la musique instrumentale et le chant; et par des offrandes de toute sorte—ainsi se célèbre l’adoration.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Somānātha–Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: Grand festival at Somnāth: tall banners flutter; devotees circle the shrine; priests perform nyāsa and chant stotras; dancers and musicians (drums, cymbals, wind instruments) accompany; heaps of offerings are presented in orderly rows.
FAQs
Devotion can be celebratory and communal—ritual, movement, song, and festival all become worship when offered to the divine.
The ritual culture described is situated in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya context.
Perform nyāsa, circumambulation, stotra-recitation, raise banners, hold festivals, and offer dance, music, song, and varied gifts.