Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
बाह्लीकेन सपुत्रेण कर्णेनाथ ससूनुना । तथा शकुनिना तत्र द्रोणेन च कृपेण च
bāhlīkena saputreṇa karṇenātha sasūnunā | tathā śakuninā tatra droṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca
അവിടെ ബാഹ്ലീകൻ തന്റെ പുത്രനോടുകൂടെ, കർണ്ണൻ തന്റെ പുത്രനോടുകൂടെ; അതുപോലെ ശകുനി, ദ്രോണൻ, കൃപൻ എന്നിവരും (ലിംഗങ്ങൾ) സ്ഥാപിച്ചു.
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijāḥ (assembled sages/Brāhmaṇas)
Scene: Elder Bāhlīka with his son, Śakuni, and the venerable teachers Droṇa and Kṛpa are shown establishing or honoring liṅgas in the sacred precinct, with a solemn, reconciliatory atmosphere.
FAQs
Even figures known for worldly conflict are remembered here through acts of worship—Purāṇic tīrtha narratives reframe legacy through dharmic consecration.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
The verse continues the enumeration of liṅga installations by various persons (some with their sons).