Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 68
देवदुंदुभयो नेदुर्गंधर्वपतयो जगुः । ववुः पुण्यास्तथा वाता ननृतुश्चाप्सरो गणाः
devaduṃdubhayo nedurgaṃdharvapatayo jaguḥ | vavuḥ puṇyāstathā vātā nanṛtuścāpsaro gaṇāḥ
ദേവദുന്ദുഭികൾ മുഴങ്ങി; ഗന്ധർവാധിപന്മാർ പാടി. പുണ്യവാതങ്ങൾ വീശി; അപ്സരോഗണങ്ങൾ നൃത്തം ചെയ്തു.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta within Brahmakhaṇḍa framing)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sky filled with celestial musicians: gandharva leaders singing, devadundubhis sounding; apsaras dancing in arcs; below, the sacred forest sways with fragrant winds.
FAQs
A dharmic consecration is portrayed as a cosmic event, echoed by auspicious signs in heaven and nature.
Dharmāraṇya, whose establishment prompts celestial rejoicing.
None; the verse describes omens and celebration rather than prescribing human practice.