Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
मांडव्यो भार्गवः पैंग्यो वात्स्यो लौगाक्ष एव च । गांगायनोथ गांगेयः शुनकः शौनकस्तथा
māṃḍavyo bhārgavaḥ paiṃgyo vātsyo laugākṣa eva ca | gāṃgāyanotha gāṃgeyaḥ śunakaḥ śaunakastathā
মাণ্ডব্য, ভার্গব, পাইঙ্গ্য, বাত্স্য ও লৌগাক্ষ; তারপর গাঙ্গায়ন, গাঙ্গেয়, শুনক এবং শৌনক—এঁরাও সেই ঋত্বিকদের মধ্যে অন্তর্ভুক্ত ছিলেন।
Narrator
Scene: Additional sages arrive and take their places; the mandapa appears fuller, with layered rows of seated ṛtviks; a sense of expanding sacred council around the fire.
FAQs
Remembering and honoring rishi-lineages underscores that dharma is transmitted through living traditions.
Dharmāraṇya’s sanctity is implicit in attracting such lineages for ritual service.
No direct prescription; the verse continues the roll-call of officiating sages.
Read Skanda Purana in the Vedapath app
Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with audio, word-by-word meanings, and more.