तत्र गीतं प्रशंसंति नृत्यं चैव पृथग्विधम् । देवस्य पुरतः प्राज्ञाः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदाः
tatra gītaṃ praśaṃsaṃti nṛtyaṃ caiva pṛthagvidham | devasya purataḥ prājñāḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradāḥ
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Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brāhmaṇas (addressed as brāhmaṇottamāḥ)
Scene: A temple forecourt before the deity: learned brāhmaṇas and devotees perform sacred song and varied dances as offerings; lamps, banners, and musicians frame the sanctum.
Refined devotional arts—song and dance—become offerings when performed before the deity with reverence.
The ongoing Kedāra-tīrtha setting where worship is performed in the deity’s presence.
Offering or approving gīta (devotional singing) and nṛtya (devotional dance) as forms of worship before the deity.