Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 120
जगुर्गन्धर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः । ततोत्सवं प्रकुर्वन्तो गीतं नृत्यं शुभप्रदम्
jagurgandharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ | tatotsavaṃ prakurvanto gītaṃ nṛtyaṃ śubhapradam
เหล่าจอมแห่งคันธรรพะขับขานบทเพลง และหมู่อัปสรานารีร่ายรำ ครั้นแล้วเมื่อประกอบมหาอุตสวะ ก็แสดงคีตะและนฤตยะอันเป็นมงคล ประทานพรแก่ผู้ฟัง
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator in Dharmāraṇya context; speaker not explicit in the excerpt)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A celestial festival in a sacred forest: gandharva-lords singing in chorus while apsaras-groups dance in rhythmic circles; the atmosphere is luminous, with floral showers and ritual banners suggesting a kṣetra-utsava.
FAQs
When dharma is restored, the cosmos responds with harmony—celebration symbolizes the return of auspicious order.
The setting is Dharmāraṇya; the verse conveys the celebratory atmosphere rather than a specific pilgrimage instruction.
No direct prescription; it mentions auspicious gīta and nṛtya as part of a celestial festival.