Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 15
बबंध देवदेवस्यच स्वयमेव प्रमोदतः । शेषवासुकिमुख्याश्च ज्वलंतस्तेजसा शुभाः
babaṃdha devadevasyaca svayameva pramodataḥ | śeṣavāsukimukhyāśca jvalaṃtastejasā śubhāḥ
خوشی میں اُنہوں نے خود ہی دیوتاؤں کے دیوتا کو آراستہ کیا۔ شیش، واسُکی اور سرکردہ ناگ—مبارک اور نورانی—اپنے تَیج سے دہک اٹھے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style
Scene: In joyous spontaneity, divine beings adorn Mahādeva; Śeṣa and Vāsuki shine like living jewels, coiling as necklaces/armlets, their hoods flaring with auspicious radiance.
FAQs
All orders of beings—even nāgas—find auspiciousness in serving the Supreme; joyful service becomes sacred ornamentation.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse magnifies Śiva’s universal sovereignty through the participation of nāgas.
None; it narrates devotional adornment as part of the divine wedding preparations.