Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 31
यक्षकिन्नरगन्धर्वैर्दिक्पालैर्लोकपैरपि । नृत्यगीतैस्तथा स्तोत्रैः सर्वैश्चापि सुरासुरैः
yakṣakinnaragandharvairdikpālairlokapairapi | nṛtyagītaistathā stotraiḥ sarvaiścāpi surāsuraiḥ
யட்சர், கின்னரர், கந்தர்வர்; திக்பாலர், லோகபாலரும்—நடனம், பாடல், ஸ்தோத்திரங்களால்—தேவரும் அசுரரும் அனைவரும் (அங்கே அவரை வணங்குகின்றனர்)।
Deductively: Purāṇic narrator continuing the tīrtha praise
Tirtha: Śūlapāṇi-sannidhi guhya-tīrtha (Revā-khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand devotional festival at a secluded Śiva tīrtha: gandharvas sing with vīṇā, kinnaras and apsarases dance, yakṣas stand as guardians, dikpālas at the eight directions, lokapālas present; all offer stotras toward Śiva.
FAQs
True sacredness draws universal reverence—worship expressed through art (dance, music) and devotion (hymns) unites diverse beings.
The same Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha being described as a gathering-point for celestial worship.
Devotional worship through nṛtya (dance), gīta (song), and stotra (hymns) is indicated.