Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59
षष्ठः परिवहो नाम स्थितः सप्तर्षिमंडले । भ्रमंति ध्रुवसंबद्धा येन सप्तर्षयो दिवि
ṣaṣṭhaḥ parivaho nāma sthitaḥ saptarṣimaṃḍale | bhramaṃti dhruvasaṃbaddhā yena saptarṣayo divi
ষষ্ঠ ‘পরিবহ’ নামে বায়ু সপ্তর্ষিমণ্ডলে প্রতিষ্ঠিত। ধ্রুবের সঙ্গে আবদ্ধ হয়ে তারই শক্তিতে দিব্যে সপ্তর্ষিগণ পরিভ্রমণ করেন।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention
Tirtha: Dhruvaloka / Saptarṣimaṇḍala (cosmic tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Bhārata (addressed as ‘O Bhārata’ in the surrounding passage-context)
Scene: The Saptarṣis as luminous sages in the northern sky revolve in a great circle, tethered to the fixed Dhruva; a subtle wind-deity ‘Parivaha’ is shown as the unseen force guiding their motion.
FAQs
Even the greatest sages are portrayed within cosmic order—humility and alignment with dharma are implied.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is astronomical/cosmological.
None.