Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 17
प्रधानोद्दालके तत्र कश्यपोऽथ महामतिः । विभाण्डकश्च राजेन्द्र मुरुश्चैव महामुनिः
pradhānoddālake tatra kaśyapo'tha mahāmatiḥ | vibhāṇḍakaśca rājendra muruścaiva mahāmuniḥ
“There, foremost among them was Uddālaka; also the great-minded Kaśyapa; and, O best of kings, Vibhāṇḍaka, and Muru as well—the great sage.”
Vaiśaṃpāyana
Listener: rājendra (king addressed in-verse)
Scene: A gathering of venerable sages—Uddālaka, Kaśyapa, Vibhāṇḍaka, Muru—seated in an āśrama grove, with the king addressed respectfully; atmosphere of counsel and sacred genealogy.
FAQs
Pilgrimage and dharmic life are best undertaken under the guidance and presence of venerable ṛṣis.
No specific tīrtha is named; the verse identifies the sage-companions who frame the forthcoming sacred geography.
No direct prescription; it emphasizes association with realized sages as a dharmic support for tīrtha-yātrā.