Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
कुर्वंति नृत्यवाद्ये च लोकानां रंजनाय च । संछादयंति कुसुमैः शालिग्रामशिलां च ये
kurvaṃti nṛtyavādye ca lokānāṃ raṃjanāya ca | saṃchādayaṃti kusumaiḥ śāligrāmaśilāṃ ca ye
जो लोक-रंजन हेतु नृत्य और वाद्य का आयोजन करते हैं, और जो शालिग्राम-शिला को पुष्पों से आच्छादित कर पूजते हैं, वे पुण्यकर्मा कहे जाते हैं।
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (Śālagrāma-arcana within kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A festive vigil: musicians with mṛdaṅga and vīṇā, dancers in devotional posture, devotees showering flowers over a Śālagrāma on a decorated altar; crowd gathered in joyful reverence.
FAQs
Bhakti may be expressed both inwardly and communally—through sacred celebration (music, dance) and direct worship (flowers) offered to the divine.
Dvārakā Māhātmya provides the setting; the worship focuses on Śālagrāma as Viṣṇu’s sacred embodiment.
Perform devotional music and dance and offer floral adornment to the Śālagrāma stone.