Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
शांडिल्यः कौशिकश्चैव गौतमो गार्ग्य एव च । दाल्भ्यश्च शौनकश्चैव शाकल्यो गालवस्तथा
śāṃḍilyaḥ kauśikaścaiva gautamo gārgya eva ca | dālbhyaśca śaunakaścaiva śākalyo gālavastathā
சாண்டில்யர், கௌசிகர், கௌதமர் மற்றும் கார்க்யர்; தால்ப்யர், சௌனகர், சாகல்யர், அதுபோல காலவரும்—.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (chapter context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A solemn roll-call of ancient sages, visualized as a procession of ascetics arriving at the luminous coastal kṣetra, each with distinct āśrama insignia and Vedic aura.
FAQs
The text emphasizes continuity of Vedic lineages in a tīrtha, portraying pilgrimage-sites as living centers of learning and sacrifice.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, implicitly glorified as the gathering-place for these celebrated sages.
None directly; this verse continues the enumeration of sages connected with the yajña setting.