Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
ताश्च देवस्त्रियः सर्वा नृत्यंति च हसंति च । गायंति च यथोत्साहं तस्याः पार्श्वे व्यवस्थिताः
tāśca devastriyaḥ sarvā nṛtyaṃti ca hasaṃti ca | gāyaṃti ca yathotsāhaṃ tasyāḥ pārśve vyavasthitāḥ
त्या सर्व देवस्त्रिया तिच्या बाजूला उभ्या राहून नाचू लागल्या, हसू लागल्या आणि जितक्या उत्साहाने शक्य तितक्या गाऊ लागल्या.
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Scene: A radiant group of celestial women in bright garments and ornaments, arranged in a semicircle beside the central woman; some dance with lifted arms, others sing and laugh, creating a festive yet slightly surreal contrast to her unease.
FAQs
Sacred occasions draw divine participation; joy, song, and dance can be offerings when aligned with dharma.
The setting is within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse depicts celebratory attendance around the central figure in the yajña context.