Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21
मांडव्यो भार्गवः पैंग्यो वात्स्यो लौगाक्ष एव च । गांगायनोथ गांगेयः शुनकः शौनकस्तथा
māṃḍavyo bhārgavaḥ paiṃgyo vātsyo laugākṣa eva ca | gāṃgāyanotha gāṃgeyaḥ śunakaḥ śaunakastathā
Māṇḍavya, Bhārgava, Paiṅgya, Vātsya dan juga Laugākṣa; kemudian Gāṃgāyana, Gāṃgeya, Śunaka serta demikian pula Śaunaka—mereka juga termasuk dalam kalangan itu.
Narrator
Scene: Additional sages arrive and take their places; the mandapa appears fuller, with layered rows of seated ṛtviks; a sense of expanding sacred council around the fire.
FAQs
Remembering and honoring rishi-lineages underscores that dharma is transmitted through living traditions.
Dharmāraṇya’s sanctity is implicit in attracting such lineages for ritual service.
No direct prescription; the verse continues the roll-call of officiating sages.