Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
महोत्सवोऽथ संजज्ञे तस्मिन्स्थाने निरर्गलः । गीतवाद्यप्रणादेन येनविश्वं प्रपूरितम्
mahotsavo'tha saṃjajñe tasminsthāne nirargalaḥ | gītavādyapraṇādena yenaviśvaṃ prapūritam
பின்னர் அந்த இடத்தில் தடையற்ற பெருவிழா எழுந்தது; பாடலும் வாத்தியங்களின் முழக்கமும் உலகமெங்கும் நிரம்பியதுபோல் தோன்றியது।
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Māhātmya-style narration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast, overflowing festival at the sacred spot: crowds of devas and celestial beings, banners and garlands, musicians with drums and lutes, singers in chorus; sound waves seem to fill the cosmos.
FAQs
Sacred places naturally become centers of joyous devotion; collective worship (music, praise, celebration) is portrayed as a dharmic offering.
The verse praises “that place” within Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya context; the precise tīrtha-name is not stated in this single shloka.
No formal rite is prescribed; devotional celebration through song and instruments is highlighted.