Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 45
पुरा जन्मन्यहं बालो ब्राह्मणस्याभवं भुवि । पाराशर्यसगोत्रस्य विश्वरूपस्य सन्मुनेः
purā janmanyahaṃ bālo brāhmaṇasyābhavaṃ bhuvi | pārāśaryasagotrasya viśvarūpasya sanmuneḥ
In a former birth, while on earth, I was a young boy in the household of a brāhmaṇa—of the Parāśarya lineage—of the noble sage named Viśvarūpa.
Nāḍījaṃgha (continuing autobiographical account by context)
Tirtha: Ghṛtakaṃbala (contextual backdrop)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Vipra/king in the present scene
Scene: Nāḍījaṃgha begins his past-life account: once he was a young boy on earth in the household/lineage of a brāhmaṇa of Parāśarya gotra, the noble sage Viśvarūpa.
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Purāṇic narratives link present conditions to prior births, emphasizing continuity of karma and the formative power of dharmic households.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.
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