Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 20
भृगुरत्रिर्वसिष्ठश्च गौतमोऽथ तथांगिराः । पुलस्त्यश्च क्रतुश्चैव प्रह्लादः कर्द्दमस्तथा
bhṛguratrirvasiṣṭhaśca gautamo'tha tathāṃgirāḥ | pulastyaśca kratuścaiva prahlādaḥ karddamastathā
Di sana hadir Bhṛgu, Atri dan Vasiṣṭha; Gautama serta Aṅgiras; Pulastya dan Kratu juga, dan Prahlāda serta Kardama turut berada di situ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced from Purāṇic frame; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: Rows of venerable sages with matted locks and ascetic garments seated in a radiant hall; Prahlāda stands or sits with folded hands among them, indicating devotion amidst Vedic authority.
FAQs
The presence of great ṛṣis and exemplars signals that sacred places become living centers of dharma through the company of realized beings.
Dharmāraṇya is the backdrop; the verse highlights the sanctified assembly rather than a specific named tīrtha.
None; it is an enumeration of revered figures attending the divine gathering.