Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
यक्षकिन्नरगन्धर्वैर्दिक्पालैर्लोकपैरपि । नृत्यगीतैस्तथा स्तोत्रैः सर्वैश्चापि सुरासुरैः
yakṣakinnaragandharvairdikpālairlokapairapi | nṛtyagītaistathā stotraiḥ sarvaiścāpi surāsuraiḥ
യക്ഷന്മാർ, കിന്നരന്മാർ, ഗന്ധർവന്മാർ; ദിക്പാലന്മാരും ലോകപാലന്മാരും—നൃത്തഗീതങ്ങളാലും സ്തോത്രങ്ങളാലും—സുരാസുരന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും (അവിടെ അവനെ ആദരിക്കുന്നു)।
Deductively: Purāṇic narrator continuing the tīrtha praise
Tirtha: Śūlapāṇi-sannidhi guhya-tīrtha (Revā-khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand devotional festival at a secluded Śiva tīrtha: gandharvas sing with vīṇā, kinnaras and apsarases dance, yakṣas stand as guardians, dikpālas at the eight directions, lokapālas present; all offer stotras toward Śiva.
FAQs
True sacredness draws universal reverence—worship expressed through art (dance, music) and devotion (hymns) unites diverse beings.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha being described as a gathering-point for celestial worship.
Devotional worship through nṛtya (dance), gīta (song), and stotra (hymns) is indicated.