Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 54
तथात्रिश्च वशिष्ठश्च गौतमोथ गुरुर्भृगुः । कण्वो बृहस्पतिः शक्तिर्जमदग्निः पराशरः
tathātriśca vaśiṣṭhaśca gautamotha gururbhṛguḥ | kaṇvo bṛhaspatiḥ śaktirjamadagniḥ parāśaraḥ
Vinrent de même Atri et Vasiṣṭha, Gautama et le vénérable Bhṛgu ; vinrent aussi Kaṇva, Bṛhaspati, Śakti, Jamadagni et Parāśara.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of venerable sages arrives—Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, Bhṛgu, Kaṇva, Bṛhaspati, Śakti, Jamadagni, Parāśara—each with distinct ascetic marks, staffs, and waterpots, entering the mandapa area.
FAQs
Sacred rites gain authority and auspiciousness through the presence of realized sages who embody Vedic wisdom.
The gathering is within Kedāra’s sacred setting in the Kedārakhaṇḍa.
No specific prescription here; it enumerates the sages participating in the ceremony.