Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 9
ततो यजुःसामसंज्ञामृग्वेदः प्राप भूतये । ऋग्वेदोऽभिहितः पूर्वं यजुःसहस्रशीर्षेति च
tato yajuḥsāmasaṃjñāmṛgvedaḥ prāpa bhūtaye | ṛgvedo'bhihitaḥ pūrvaṃ yajuḥsahasraśīrṣeti ca
ثمّ، لازدهار الكائنات، صار الرِّغفيدا يُعرَف أيضًا بتسميتي «يَجُس» و«سَامَن». وقد ذُكر الرِّغفيدا أولًا، كما عُلِّم اليَجُس الذي يبتدئ بـ«سَهَسْرَشِيرْشَا».
Brahmā
FAQs
The Vedas are presented as providentially structured for the welfare of the world, supporting dharma through multiple modes of revelation and practice.
No specific tīrtha is singled out in this verse; it remains part of the broader Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra māhātmya teaching context.
The verse gestures to Vedic liturgical usage—Yajus and Sāman—especially the Yajus beginning with ‘Sahasraśīrṣa,’ which is foundational for yajña recitation.