Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
भीष्मेण सोमदत्तेन बाह्लीकेन समन्वितः । द्रोणाचार्येण वीरेण तत्पुत्रेण कृपेण च
bhīṣmeṇa somadattena bāhlīkena samanvitaḥ | droṇācāryeṇa vīreṇa tatputreṇa kṛpeṇa ca
Il était accompagné de Bhīṣma, de Somadatta et de Bāhlīka, ainsi que du maître héroïque Droṇa, de son fils et aussi de Kṛpa.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Tīrthamāhātmya; exact speaker not explicit in snippet)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession of aged and youthful warriors—Bhīṣma with white hair and bow, Droṇa with ascetic-teacher bearing, Kṛpa with calm martial poise—walking without royal pomp into a sacred landscape of groves and tīrtha markers.
FAQs
Even the greatest warriors and teachers become pilgrims at a tīrtha, showing that sacred duty transcends social roles.
The kṣetra of Adhyāya 72 (name not stated in this verse); the focus is on the eminent entourage entering the holy region.
None; it lists the notable companions present for the pilgrimage context.