Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 2
वेणुवीणामृदंगानां निःस्वनैः परिपूरितम् । दशसाहस्रसंख्याभिश्चेटीभिः परिपूरितम्
veṇuvīṇāmṛdaṃgānāṃ niḥsvanaiḥ paripūritam | daśasāhasrasaṃkhyābhiśceṭībhiḥ paripūritam
அது புல்லாங்குழல், வீணை, மிருதங்கத்தின் ஒலியால் நிறைந்திருந்தது; மேலும் பத்தாயிரம் பணிப்பெண்களால் நிரம்பி இருந்தது।
Sūta
Listener: (implied) Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages
Scene: Inside and around the palace: musicians with bamboo flutes, vīṇā players seated on carved platforms, mṛdaṅga drummers; streams of maidservants fill corridors and balconies, creating a living tapestry of movement and sound.
FAQs
Worldly grandeur and sensory delight are depicted vividly to contrast with the higher aim of dharma and self-mastery.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse continues the description of a grand mansion in the Prāgjyotiṣa setting.
None.