Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 184
ततः सुरैःस्तूयमानो वंद्यमानश्च चारणैः । नृत्यद्भिरप्सरोभिश्च कीतैर्गंधर्वजैः शुभैः
tataḥ suraiḥstūyamāno vaṃdyamānaśca cāraṇaiḥ | nṛtyadbhirapsarobhiśca kītairgaṃdharvajaiḥ śubhaiḥ
പിന്നീട് ദേവന്മാർ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സ്തുതിച്ചു, ചാരണർ വന്ദിച്ചു; അപ്സരസ്സുകൾ നൃത്തം ചെയ്തു, മംഗളമായ ഗന്ധർവഗീതങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് അദ്ദേഹം കീർത്തിക്കപ്പെട്ടു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)
Tirtha: Mahākāla (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Sages (outer frame)
Scene: A grand divine festival: Mahākāla at center; devas chanting; Cāraṇas bowing; Apsarases mid-dance with flowing scarves; Gandharvas singing with vīṇā and drums; shower of flowers.
FAQs
True sanctity is recognized by the whole cosmos—divine beings naturally gather to praise and honor dharma and the sacred.
The surrounding passage belongs to the Mahākāla-liṅga context, associated with the Mahākāla sacred geography (Ujjayinī/Ujjain tradition).
No direct ritual is prescribed here; the verse depicts celestial stuti (praise), implying the merit of honoring the sacred with song and reverence.