Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36
गीतवादित्रघोषेण करतालस्वनेन च । नास्ति धन्यतमस्तस्मात्त्रिषु लोकेषु कश्चन
gītavāditraghoṣeṇa karatālasvanena ca | nāsti dhanyatamastasmāttriṣu lokeṣu kaścana
Dengan gegap gempita nyanyian dan alat musik, serta denting karatāla, tiada seorang pun di tiga alam yang lebih berbahagia daripada para bhakta demikian.
Sūta (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A dense devotional crowd: lead singers, drummers, and cymbal-players; the air vibrates with rhythm as the procession nears the sacred precincts.
FAQs
Public, joyful devotion expressed through music is presented as an unsurpassed blessing and a powerful form of worship.
Dvārakā is the contextual sacred site where such devotional music and celebration are portrayed as especially meritorious.
Devotional singing with instruments and karatāla accompaniment (a form of saṅkīrtana/utsava worship).