Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 83
अनुस्वारो विसर्गश्च जिह्वामूलीय एव च । उपध्मानीय इत्येते जरायुजास्तथांडजाः
anusvāro visargaśca jihvāmūlīya eva ca | upadhmānīya ityete jarāyujāstathāṃḍajāḥ
अनुस्वार, विसर्ग, जिह्वामूलीय आणि उपध्मानीय—हेच (चिन्ह) सांगितले आहेत; आणि येथे ते गर्भज व अंडज प्राण्यांशीही संबद्ध मानले आहेत.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages
Scene: A sage-teacher points to sacred phonetic signs (anusvāra, visarga, jihvāmūlīya, upadhmānīya) appearing as luminous glyphs, while four classes of beings (womb-born, egg-born, etc.) arise in the background as a cosmic diagram.
FAQs
Creation is explained through both sacred sound and living categories, suggesting that language and life participate in a single cosmic order.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on phonetic signs and birth-categories.
None; this is primarily explanatory/teaching material.