ऋषीणां षष्टिसाहस्रं कुरुक्षेत्रनिवासिनाम् । ये च वैखानसा विप्रा दन्तोलूखलिनस्तथा
ṛṣīṇāṃ ṣaṣṭisāhasraṃ kurukṣetranivāsinām | ye ca vaikhānasā viprā dantolūkhalinastathā
Havia sessenta mil ṛṣis residentes em Kurukṣetra; também brāhmaṇas vaikhānasa, e ainda aqueles austeros que viviam de grãos triturados pelos próprios dentes.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta-style narration within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)
Tirtha: Kurukṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A vast sacred plain with many hermitages; ranks of sages sit in disciplined rows. Vaikhānasa brāhmaṇas with deer-skins and ladles; extreme ascetics (dantolūkhalin) appear gaunt, chewing grains with their teeth as ‘mortars’.
In times of distress, even great ascetics gather and act collectively, guided by dharma and the counsel of the wise.
Kurukṣetra is named as the sages’ residence; the broader passage soon redirects attention to Revā/Narmadā’s sacred bank.
No direct prescription; it describes communities of tapasvins (Vaikhānasa, severe ascetics).