Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 43
आकर्ण्याकर्ण्य ते देव गणैर्गीतान्महागुणान् । मुहुर्नृत्यति हास्यं च विदधाति मुहुर्मुहुः
ākarṇyākarṇya te deva gaṇairgītānmahāguṇān | muhurnṛtyati hāsyaṃ ca vidadhāti muhurmuhuḥ
اے دیو! گنوں کے گائے ہوئے عظیم اوصاف کو بار بار سن کر وہ بار بار ناچ اٹھتا ہے، اور بار بار ہنسی بھی چھوٹ جاتی ہے۔
Devī (contextual continuation of her inquiry)
Listener: Śaṅkara/Devī (mutual presence)
Scene: Gaṇas sing Śiva’s great qualities; the highlighted gaṇa, overwhelmed with joy, dances repeatedly and bursts into laughter in devotional ecstasy.
FAQs
Hearing the Lord’s virtues (śravaṇa/kīrtana) naturally awakens bliss, expressed as dance and laughter—devotional ecstasy is portrayed as dharmic joy.
No specific tīrtha is indicated; the verse glorifies the devotional atmosphere around Śiva.
Implicitly, śravaṇa and kīrtana (hearing and singing divine qualities) are celebrated, though no formal rule is stated.