Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65
एवं महोत्सवो जज्ञे तत स्तुंबुरुपूर्वकैः । गीयमानेषु गीतेषु यथापूर्वं त्रिविष्टपे
evaṃ mahotsavo jajñe tata stuṃburupūrvakaiḥ | gīyamāneṣu gīteṣu yathāpūrvaṃ triviṣṭape
یوں ایک عظیم مہوتسو برپا ہوا؛ اور جب تُنبُرو وغیرہ گندھرو گیت گا رہے تھے تو یہ تریوِشٹپ (سورگ) کی قدیم جشنوں کی مانند دکھائی دیتا تھا۔
Narrator (contextual purāṇic narrator within Nāgara Khaṇḍa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand festival at the sacred site; Tumburu and other gandharvas sing; the setting appears like ancient heaven—pavilions, banners, garlands, and radiant devas in attendance.
FAQs
A tīrtha-centered dharmic event is so sanctified that it mirrors heavenly celebration—suggesting the site’s extraordinary merit.
The same sacred kṣetra of the chapter is celebrated; the excerpt does not provide the proper name of the tīrtha.
No direct prescription; it describes gandharva-led singing as an auspicious accompaniment.