Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36
अलभन्त मुदं विप्रा ननृतुः प्रजगुर्भृशम् । जयं चोदैरयन्केऽपि प्रहसन्ति परस्परम्
alabhanta mudaṃ viprā nanṛtuḥ prajagurbhṛśam | jayaṃ codairayanke'pi prahasanti parasparam
വിപ്രന്മാർക്ക് മഹാനന്ദം ലഭിച്ചു; അവർ നൃത്തം ചെയ്തു ഉച്ചത്തിൽ പാടി. ചിലർ ‘ജയം!’ എന്നു വിളിച്ചു, പരസ്പരം ചിരിച്ചു.
Narrator within the episode (speaker not explicit in snippet)
Tirtha: Rāmatīrtha (contextual)
Type: ghat
Scene: Brahmins and townsfolk dancing and singing in a circle, hands raised, some shouting ‘Jaya!’; the atmosphere is festive, with the tīrtha/forest backdrop.
FAQs
Gratitude and communal praise naturally arise when dharma-protecting grace is experienced.
The rejoicing occurs in the Dharmāraṇya setting that frames the chapter’s Rāmatīrtha-centered māhātmya.
Implicit devotional practice: saṅkīrtana-like singing and victory acclamations as expressions of gratitude.