Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25
दशमीदिवसे तस्य रात्रौ च गजपृष्ठिगः । दुन्दुभिस्ताड्यमानस्तु बभ्राम सकलं पुरम्
daśamīdivase tasya rātrau ca gajapṛṣṭhigaḥ | dundubhistāḍyamānastu babhrāma sakalaṃ puram
Pada hari Daśamī baginda, dan juga pada waktu malam, baginda menunggang di atas belakang gajah; ketika gendang dundubhi dipalu, baginda mengelilingi seluruh kota.
Narrator (Skanda Purāṇa narrative voice; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Scene: Night-time royal procession: Indradyumna on an elephant, torchlight, drummers beating dundubhis, moving through decorated streets and bazaars.
FAQs
Public celebration of dharma—processions and communal observance—strengthens collective devotion and sacred order.
The verse describes a city-wide event but does not name the city or a particular tīrtha in this line.
A Daśamī observance marked by a ceremonial city procession.