Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 3
आसीत्पूर्वं द्विजो वीरशर्मनामातिविश्रुतः । वेदविद्याव्रतस्नातो वर्धमाने पुरोत्तमे
āsītpūrvaṃ dvijo vīraśarmanāmātiviśrutaḥ | vedavidyāvratasnāto vardhamāne purottame
പൂർവകാലത്ത് വർധമാനമെന്ന ഉത്തമ നഗരത്തിൽ വീരശർമൻ എന്ന അതിപ്രസിദ്ധ ദ്വിജൻ വസിച്ചിരുന്നു; അദ്ദേഹം വേദവിദ്യയിലും വ്രതാചാരങ്ങളിലും നിഷ്ണാതനായിരുന്നു।
Sūta (continuing narration)
Scene: A dignified brāhmaṇa scholar, Vīraśarman, sits in a courtyard with palm-leaf manuscripts, performing daily rites; behind him rises a prosperous cityscape—gates, temples, and bustling streets—signaling ‘purōttama’ Vardhamāna.
FAQs
Māhātmyas often anchor tīrtha-glory in lived dharma through exemplary characters and their karmic journeys.
The broader Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra cycle; this verse introduces characters tied to the Dīrghikā narrative.
None directly; it characterizes Vīraśarman as disciplined in Vedic vows and rites.