Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 30
तत्र दावाः सधूमाश्च दृश्यंतेऽत्युल्बणा भृशम् । नृत्यंते नर्त्तका यत्र हर्षिता हि द्विजाग्रतः
tatra dāvāḥ sadhūmāśca dṛśyaṃte'tyulbaṇā bhṛśam | nṛtyaṃte narttakā yatra harṣitā hi dvijāgrataḥ
അവിടെ പുകയോടുകൂടിയ അത്യന്തം ഉഗ്രമായ കാട്ടുതീകൾ കാണപ്പെട്ടു; അതേ സ്ഥലത്ത് നർത്തകർ ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ദ്വിജന്മാരുടെ മുമ്പിൽ ഹർഷത്തോടെ നൃത്തം ചെയ്തു।
Unspecified narrator within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (contextual description to Rāma)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A smoky forest horizon with visible wildfire glow, while in a cleared space dancers perform joyfully before seated eminent dvijas, suggesting ritualized culture amid danger.
FAQs
Sacred society holds together through dharmic assemblies and offerings—even when the outer environment becomes harsh.
Dharmāraṇya, portrayed as hosting assemblies of dvijas and public devotional/cultural acts.
No explicit prescription; the verse depicts public performance before learned dvijas as part of the settlement’s dharmic culture.