मार्कंडेयः शिलावाकः शून्यपालोऽक्षतश्रमः । अगस्त्यश्च्यवनो गर्गः शिलादोऽथ महामुनिः
mārkaṃḍeyaḥ śilāvākaḥ śūnyapālo'kṣataśramaḥ | agastyaścyavano gargaḥ śilādo'tha mahāmuniḥ
Étaient aussi présents ces grands sages : Mārkaṇḍeya, Śilāvāka, Śūnyapāla et Akṣataśrama ; Agastya, Cyavana, Garga et Śilāda — ces vénérables muni également.
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: More sages arrive: Mārkaṇḍeya prominent with youthful serenity; others (Agastya, Cyavana, Garga, Śilāda, etc.) carry kamandalu and darbha; the mandapa glows with lamps as the assembly thickens.
Holy acts at sacred places draw the presence of great ṛṣis—signifying that dharma is upheld through realized communities.
Kedāra (Kedarnath region) as the setting where sages assemble near Śiva.
No direct prescription; the verse continues the catalogue of participating sages.