Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65
चक्रुर्महाभिषेकं तु द्वारकायाः प्रहर्षिताः । वादयन्तो विचित्राणि वादित्राणि महोत्सवे
cakrurmahābhiṣekaṃ tu dvārakāyāḥ praharṣitāḥ | vādayanto vicitrāṇi vāditrāṇi mahotsave
அவர்கள் பேரானந்தத்துடன் த்வாரகையின் மகாபிஷேகத்தைச் செய்தனர்; அந்த மகோৎসவத்தில் பலவகை வாத்தியங்களை முழங்கச் செய்தனர்।
Prahlāda (continued narration, implied)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A jubilant consecration festival: devas and sages smiling, pouring abhiṣeka waters; musicians playing drums, conches, cymbals, and horns; banners and lamps around Dvārakā’s temple-city with the sea nearby.
FAQs
Celebratory ritual (utsava) is a dharmic mode of honoring sacred places, uniting devotion, community, and sanctity.
Dvārakā is the focus, receiving a formal “great consecration.”
Mahābhiṣeka (major consecration) and festival observance with auspicious music are described.