Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 29
गीतज्ञो यदि गीतेन नाप्नोति परमं पदम् । रुद्रस्यानुचरो भूत्वा तेनैव सह मोदते
gītajño yadi gītena nāpnoti paramaṃ padam | rudrasyānucaro bhūtvā tenaiva saha modate
បើអ្នកជំនាញបទចម្រៀង មិនអាចឈានដល់ស្ថានៈដ៏ឧត្តមតាមរយៈការច្រៀងបានទេ នោះគាត់ក្លាយជាអ្នកបម្រើរបស់ រុទ្រ ហើយរីករាយរួមជាមួយព្រះអង្គ។
Skanda (deduced, Kāśīkhaṇḍa narrative frame)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A singer-devotee offered a place among Rudra’s attendants (gaṇas), rejoicing near Śiva; the scene balances humility (devotee) and grandeur (Śiva’s court).
FAQs
Even when liberation is not attained, sincere devotional art becomes Śiva-service, granting proximity and joy with Rudra.
Within Kāśīkhaṇḍa, the verse supports Kāśī’s promise of closeness to Śiva through devotional practice.
No formal rite; it commends devotional singing as a form of service (sevā) to Rudra.