Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12
ताश्च देवस्त्रियः सर्वा नृत्यंति च हसंति च । गायंति च यथोत्साहं तस्याः पार्श्वे व्यवस्थिताः
tāśca devastriyaḥ sarvā nṛtyaṃti ca hasaṃti ca | gāyaṃti ca yathotsāhaṃ tasyāḥ pārśve vyavasthitāḥ
اور وہ سب دیویہ عورتیں اس کے پہلو میں کھڑی ہو کر ناچتی اور ہنستی رہیں، اور جتنا جوش میسر تھا اتنا ہی گاتی رہیں۔
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta continuing the account)
Scene: A radiant group of celestial women in bright garments and ornaments, arranged in a semicircle beside the central woman; some dance with lifted arms, others sing and laugh, creating a festive yet slightly surreal contrast to her unease.
FAQs
Sacred occasions draw divine participation; joy, song, and dance can be offerings when aligned with dharma.
The setting is within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse depicts celebratory attendance around the central figure in the yajña context.