Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
दृश्यन्ते विविधाकारास्तस्मिन्यज्ञमहोत्सवे । जगु स्तत्रैव गन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
dṛśyante vividhākārāstasminyajñamahotsave | jagu statraiva gandharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ
ಆ ಮಹಾಯಜ್ಞೋತ್ಸವದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನಾವಿಧ ಅದ್ಭುತ ರೂಪಗಳು ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡವು. ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಗಂಧರ್ವರು ಹಾಡಿದರು, ಅಪ್ಸರೆಯರ ಗುಂಪುಗಳು ನೃತ್ಯಮಾಡಿದವು॥
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Around the blazing yajña fire, gandharvas with vīṇās and flutes sing while apsarases in jeweled garments dance in graceful circles; the air is filled with shimmering, many-colored, wondrous apparitions.
FAQs
A holy rite at a tīrtha is not merely ritual—it becomes a divine celebration where higher beings honor dharma through music and dance.
Prabhāsakṣetra, the venue of the yajña mahotsava.
None; the verse describes auspicious signs and celebratory participation.