Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16
सप्तर्षीन्स तथोक्तस्तु प्रेषयामास शंकरः । ते तत्र गत्वा समयं वक्तुं हिमवता सह
saptarṣīnsa tathoktastu preṣayāmāsa śaṃkaraḥ | te tatra gatvā samayaṃ vaktuṃ himavatā saha
അങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ ശങ്കരൻ സപ്തർഷിമാരെ അയച്ചു. അവർ അവിടെ ചെന്നു ഹിമവാനോടൊപ്പം നിശ്ചയിച്ച കരാർ-വ്യവസ്ഥകൾ അറിയിക്കുവാൻ തുടങ്ങി।
Deductive (Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Śaṅkara dispatches the Seven Ṛṣis—venerable sages with matted hair, deer-skins, staffs—setting out toward Himavān; the scene conveys purposeful movement and sacred diplomacy.
FAQs
Even divine events honor orderly dharma—agreements are communicated through respected sages and proper consent.
Not directly named in this verse; it is embedded in the chapter’s tīrtha-focused narrative frame.
The verse reflects dharmic procedure: envoys (sages) formally communicate the alliance and terms before the rite.