Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 17
भीष्मेण सोमदत्तेन बाह्लीकेन समन्वितः । द्रोणाचार्येण वीरेण तत्पुत्रेण कृपेण च
bhīṣmeṇa somadattena bāhlīkena samanvitaḥ | droṇācāryeṇa vīreṇa tatputreṇa kṛpeṇa ca
तो भीष्म, सोमदत्त व बाह्लीक यांच्यासह, तसेच वीर द्रोणाचार्य, त्यांचा पुत्र आणि कृपाचार्य यांच्याही संगतीने युक्त होता।
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.