Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
बाह्लीकेन सपुत्रेण कर्णेनाथ ससूनुना । तथा शकुनिना तत्र द्रोणेन च कृपेण च
bāhlīkena saputreṇa karṇenātha sasūnunā | tathā śakuninā tatra droṇena ca kṛpeṇa ca
وہاں باہلیک نے اپنے بیٹے سمیت، اور کرن نے اپنے بیٹے سمیت؛ اسی طرح شکنی نے، اور درون اور کرپا نے بھی (لِنگ قائم کیے)۔
Sūta (continuing narration)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Dvijāḥ (assembled sages/Brāhmaṇas)
Scene: Elder Bāhlīka with his son, Śakuni, and the venerable teachers Droṇa and Kṛpa are shown establishing or honoring liṅgas in the sacred precinct, with a solemn, reconciliatory atmosphere.
FAQs
Even figures known for worldly conflict are remembered here through acts of worship—Purāṇic tīrtha narratives reframe legacy through dharmic consecration.
Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra, within Nāgara Khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya.
The verse continues the enumeration of liṅga installations by various persons (some with their sons).