Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 19
पुरा वेदशिरा नाम मुनिरासीन्महातपाः । भृगुवंश समुत्पन्नो मूर्तो वेद इवापरः
purā vedaśirā nāma munirāsīnmahātapāḥ | bhṛguvaṃśa samutpanno mūrto veda ivāparaḥ
Dahulu kala ada seorang resi bernama Vedaśiras, bertapa dengan laku yang agung. Ia lahir dari wangsa Bhṛgu, bagaikan Weda yang menjelma untuk kedua kalinya.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa typically Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Pañcanada (origin narrative context)
Scene: Sage Vedaśiras, radiant with austerity, seated in meditation with matted locks and kamaṇḍalu; subtle Vedic syllables or fire-like aura encircle him, suggesting ‘another embodied Veda’.
FAQs
Tīrtha-māhātmya is linked with the lives of great ṛṣis: purity of place is intertwined with purity of tapas and Vedic character.
Indirectly Pañcanada, through the opening of its origin narrative involving the sage Vedaśiras.
None explicitly; the verse establishes the authority of the narrative by introducing a Veda-like sage.