Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 29
जगुर्हर्षसमाविष्टा ननृतुश्चासुरांगनाः । ततो महोत्सवे जाते दानवानां पृथासुत
jagurharṣasamāviṣṭā nanṛtuścāsurāṃganāḥ | tato mahotsave jāte dānavānāṃ pṛthāsuta
ఆనందావేశంతో వారు పాడసాగారు; అసురకన్యలు నర్తించసాగారు. ఆపై దానవులలో మహోత్సవం ఏర్పడింది, ఓ పృథాపుత్రా!
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Listener: Pṛthāsuta (Arjuna) / epic-audience within the narration
Scene: Asura maidens sing and dance in exuberance; a grand dānava festival swells, while the narrator addresses ‘O son of Pṛthā,’ carrying the epic tone forward.
FAQs
Collective exhilaration can sanctify even adharma in the eyes of a group; Purāṇas warn that joy without righteousness becomes the seed of downfall.
No sacred geography is referenced in this verse; it depicts a Dānava celebration.
None; the verse portrays singing and dancing as part of a festival.