Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8
अप्सरोरगनागैश्च बहुभिस्तु समाकुलम् । केचित्स्तुवंति ईशं तु केचिन्नृत्यंति चाग्रतः
apsaroraganāgaiśca bahubhistu samākulam | kecitstuvaṃti īśaṃ tu kecinnṛtyaṃti cāgrataḥ
Le lieu était rempli de nombreuses apsaras, de serpents et de nāgas. Les uns louaient le Seigneur, tandis que d’autres dansaient devant Lui.
Śiva (deduced from first-person declarations in the same passage, vv. 11–13)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Devikā-taṭa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī/Umā
Scene: A luminous riverbank shrine-space crowded with apsarases and nāgas; some stand with folded hands singing hymns to Īśa, while others dance in semicircles before the unseen/enshrined Lord; the air feels perfumed and charged.
FAQs
True worship expresses itself as praise, devotion, and sacred celebration centered on the Lord.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), presented as a place where even celestial beings gather for Śiva’s worship.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse highlights stuti (praise) and devotional dance as modes of worship.