Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 85
एवमुक्ते तु मुनयः समायाता दिदृक्षवः । बाढमित्यब्रुवन्दक्षं तस्य साहाय्यकारिणः
evamukte tu munayaḥ samāyātā didṛkṣavaḥ | bāḍhamityabruvandakṣaṃ tasya sāhāyyakāriṇaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോൾ മുനിമാർ ദർശിക്കുവാൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച് ഒരുമിച്ചു വന്നു. അവർ ദക്ഷനോട് “ബാഢം (തഥാസ്തു)” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, അവന്റെ സഹായികളായി.
Narrator (contextual voice within the adhyāya)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: After the declaration, sages converge—walking staffs, matted hair, waterpots—faces intent on witnessing; they affirm Dakṣa with ‘bāḍham’ and offer assistance, forming a moving pilgrimage group.
FAQs
Crowds may gather for spectacle and align with power; the Purāṇic narrative warns that consensus is not always dharma.
The mahatmya setting remains Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa, where events unfold to teach proper devotion and humility.
None; it describes people aligning to assist Dakṣa, likely in a sacrificial context.