Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 57
पृथक्पृथग्विधै रूपैर्लोकविस्मयकारकैः । नृत्यंत्यश्च हसंत्यश्च गायंत्यश्च तथापराः
pṛthakpṛthagvidhai rūpairlokavismayakārakaiḥ | nṛtyaṃtyaśca hasaṃtyaśca gāyaṃtyaśca tathāparāḥ
ด้วยรูปอันหลากหลาย น่าพิศวงแก่โลกทั้งปวง บางนางร่ายรำ บางนางหัวเราะ และบางนางก็ขับร้องเพลงสรรเสริญ
Unclear from snippet (deduced: Purāṇic narrator describing the divine celebration)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Mātṛkās in astonishingly diverse forms—some mid-dance with raised arms and anklets, some laughing with radiant faces, others singing; the air filled with petals and musical instruments, onlookers awestruck.
FAQs
At truly holy sites, devotion becomes spontaneous celebration—expressed as sacred dance, laughter, and song—revealing the joy inherent in dharma.
The verse continues the chapter’s kṣetra scene; it does not name a separate tīrtha in this line.
None; it is descriptive of devotional festivity rather than a prescription.
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