Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
सप्तर्षीन्स तथोक्तस्तु प्रेषयामास शंकरः । ते तत्र गत्वा समयं वक्तुं हिमवता सह
saptarṣīnsa tathoktastu preṣayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ | te tatra gatvā samayaṃ vaktuṃ himavatā saha
So angesprochen, sandte Śaṅkara die Sieben Ṛṣis aus. Sie gingen dorthin, um zusammen mit Himavān den vereinbarten Antrag und seine Bedingungen zu überbringen.
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śaṅkara dispatches the Seven Ṛṣis—venerable sages with matted hair, deer-skins, staffs—setting out toward Himavān; the scene conveys purposeful movement and sacred diplomacy.
FAQs
Even divine events honor orderly dharma—agreements are communicated through respected sages and proper consent.
Not directly named in this verse; it is embedded in the chapter’s tīrtha-focused narrative frame.
The verse reflects dharmic procedure: envoys (sages) formally communicate the alliance and terms before the rite.