Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 13
मार्कंडेयो बकश्चैव प्रययुर्गंधमादनम् । तमायांतमथालोक्य वयस्यं पुरतः स्थितम्
mārkaṃḍeyo bakaścaiva prayayurgaṃdhamādanam | tamāyāṃtamathālokya vayasyaṃ purataḥ sthitam
مارکنڈےی اور بَک بھی گندھمادن کی طرف روانہ ہوئے۔ جب وہ قریب آئے تو اپنے ساتھی کو آگے کھڑا دیکھ کر (اس کے پاس پہنچے)۔
Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa, per Māheśvarakhaṇḍa convention)
Tirtha: Gandhamādana
Type: peak
Scene: Mārkaṇḍeya and Baka travel toward Gandhamādana; as they near, they see their companion standing ahead, waiting to receive them.
FAQs
Holy journeys and righteous aims are strengthened by the company of sages and steadfast companions.
Gandhamādana is highlighted as the destination, a sacred mountain in Purāṇic geography.
None; the emphasis is on pilgrimage-like movement toward a sacred place.