Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
कश्यपो गौतमश्चात्रिर्वसिष्ठो भृगुरेव च । जमदग्निस्तथोत्तंको रामो भार्गव एव च
kaśyapo gautamaścātrirvasiṣṭho bhṛgureva ca | jamadagnistathottaṃko rāmo bhārgava eva ca
Kaśyapa, Gautama, Atri, Vasiṣṭha et Bhṛgu; Jamadagni ainsi qu’Uttaṅka; et Rāma Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) vinrent eux aussi.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A grand procession of ancient ṛṣis—Kaśyapa, Gautama, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Bhṛgu, Jamadagni, Uttaṅka, and Paraśurāma—arriving with kamaṇḍalus, jaṭā, deer-skins, and Vedic radiance, moving toward a sanctified Śaiva arena.
FAQs
When the highest exemplars of dharma assemble for Śiva’s darśana, the text frames devotion as a universal pursuit beyond status or lineage.
The broader passage centers on Mandara as the sacred venue; this verse continues the roll-call of those drawn to it.
No explicit ritual instruction appears; the emphasis is on sacred attendance and witnessing.