Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
दृश्यन्ते विविधाकारास्तस्मिन्यज्ञमहोत्सवे । जगु स्तत्रैव गन्धर्वा ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः
dṛśyante vividhākārāstasminyajñamahotsave | jagu statraiva gandharvā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ
त्या महान यज्ञोत्सवात नानाविध अद्भुत रूपे दिसत होती। तेथेच गंधर्व गात होते आणि अप्सरांचे समूह नृत्य करीत होते॥
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Māhātmya context)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Around the blazing yajña fire, gandharvas with vīṇās and flutes sing while apsarases in jeweled garments dance in graceful circles; the air is filled with shimmering, many-colored, wondrous apparitions.
FAQs
A holy rite at a tīrtha is not merely ritual—it becomes a divine celebration where higher beings honor dharma through music and dance.
Prabhāsakṣetra, the venue of the yajña mahotsava.
None; the verse describes auspicious signs and celebratory participation.