Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 46
स्वमूर्त्तिवाहनोपेताः स्वभर्तृसहिताः स्थिताः । ब्रह्मा मृदंगवाद्येन तोषयामास शंकरम्
svamūrttivāhanopetāḥ svabhartṛsahitāḥ sthitāḥ | brahmā mṛdaṃgavādyena toṣayāmāsa śaṃkaram
Mereka hadir dengan rupa dan wahana masing-masing, berdiri bersama para suami mereka. Brahmā menyenangkan hati Śaṅkara dengan paluan gendang mṛdaṅga.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)
FAQs
Even the highest deities honor Śiva through service; devotional music is portrayed as a direct means to please Śaṅkara.
The surrounding Tīrthamāhātmya glorifies a sacred setting, while this verse highlights the worship-event (music to Śiva) rather than naming the site.
Musical offering (vādyasevā)—here, mṛdaṅga-vādana—is presented as an act of worship.