Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
ततो वाद्यसहस्रेषु वादित्रेषु समंततः । सर्वैर्जयेति चैवोक्ता भगवा न्व्रतमादिशत्
tato vādyasahasreṣu vāditreṣu samaṃtataḥ | sarvairjayeti caivoktā bhagavā nvratamādiśat
അപ്പോൾ ചുറ്റുമെങ്ങും ആയിരക്കണക്കിന് വാദ്യങ്ങൾ മുഴങ്ങി, എല്ലാവരും “ജയം” എന്നു ജയഘോഷം ചെയ്തു; അപ്പോൾ ഭഗവാൻ ഒരു വ്രതം (പവിത്രാനുഷ്ഠാനം) നിർദ്ദേശിച്ചു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A sacred assembly at a tīrtha: thousands of instruments resound in all directions; devotees and gaṇas cry “Jaya!” as the Lord raises his hand to proclaim a vrata.
FAQs
Sacred celebration culminates in dharma: true ‘victory’ is to accept and practice the Lord’s prescribed vrata with devotion.
The command is issued within the Mandara-centered sacred gathering described in this adhyāya’s māhātmya narrative.
A vrata is explicitly enjoined by the Lord; details of the vow are expected in the subsequent verses beyond this snippet.