Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 185
गंधर्वा ऊचुः । गीतवाद्यानि यश्चात्र प्रकरिष्यति मानवः । सप्तजन्मांतराण्येव रूपवान्स भविष्यति
gaṃdharvā ūcuḥ | gītavādyāni yaścātra prakariṣyati mānavaḥ | saptajanmāṃtarāṇyeva rūpavānsa bhaviṣyati
ഗന്ധർവ്വങ്ങൾ പറഞ്ഞു—ഇവിടെ മനുഷ്യൻ ഗാനംയും വാദ്യസേവയും ചെയ്താൽ, അവൻ ഏഴ് ജന്മാന്തരങ്ങൾ വരെ രൂപവാനും തേജസ്വിയും ആയിരിക്കും।
Gandharvas
Tirtha: लोकविश्रुत आश्रम (Gandharva-sammata gīta-vādya-sthāna)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Nṛpottama (king)
Scene: Gandharvas appear above the hermitage, holding vīṇā, mṛdaṅga, and cymbals, blessing a human performer who sings within the sacred grove; light radiates from the sound.
FAQs
Devotional arts offered at a sacred site—such as music—are counted as dharma and yield enduring merit across multiple lives.
A sacred ‘here’ within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa context, centered on Devī’s shrine/āśrama in the Arbuda (Mount Abu) sacred geography.
Offering devotional music—singing and instrumental performance—at the holy place.