मार्कंडेयो बकश्चैव प्रययुर्गंधमादनम् । तमायांतमथालोक्य वयस्यं पुरतः स्थितम्
mārkaṃḍeyo bakaścaiva prayayurgaṃdhamādanam | tamāyāṃtamathālokya vayasyaṃ purataḥ sthitam
马尔坎德耶与婆迦也一同启程前往甘达摩达那。及至走近,见同伴立于前方,便上前相就。
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.
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.