Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 34
भारद्वाजस्तथा वत्सः कौशिकः कुश एव च । शांडिल्यः कश्यपश्चैव गौतमश्छांधनस्तथा
bhāradvājastathā vatsaḥ kauśikaḥ kuśa eva ca | śāṃḍilyaḥ kaśyapaścaiva gautamaśchāṃdhanastathā
അതുപോലെ ഭാരദ്വാജനും വത്സനും; കൗശികനും കുശനും; ശാണ്ഡില്യൻ, കശ്യപൻ, ഗൗതമൻ, അതുപോലെ ചാംധനൻ (വംശങ്ങൾ) ഉണ്ടായിരുന്നു।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A procession-like mental tableau of ṛṣi lineages: each sage-name evoked as a distinct seated figure with identifying attributes (kamandalu, jata, deer-skin), arranged in a mandala of remembrance.
FAQs
A tīrtha’s greatness is mirrored in the presence of venerable ṛṣi-lineages devoted to learning, restraint, and ritual order.
Dharmāraṇya is the implied sacred landscape, portrayed as a settled region of authoritative Vedic families.
No explicit ritual is prescribed; the verse continues a catalog of lineages.