Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
ततस्तु द्वापरं नाम तृतीयं युग मुच्यते । द्विपदो धर्मः सञ्जातः पीतवर्णो जनार्द्दनः
tatastu dvāparaṃ nāma tṛtīyaṃ yuga mucyate | dvipado dharmaḥ sañjātaḥ pītavarṇo janārddanaḥ
তারপর তৃতীয় যুগ ‘দ্বাপর’ নামে কথিত। তাতে ধর্ম দ্বিপাদ (দুই পাদে স্থিত) হয় এবং জনার্দন (বিষ্ণু) পীতবর্ণ হন।
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not stated in snippet)
Listener: Indra
Scene: Dvāpara-yuga dawn: dharma-bull now with two legs; Janārdana with yellow garments/halo; a subtle sense of loss—ritual still present but less universal; society more complex.
FAQs
As time advances, Dharma diminishes; spiritual vigilance becomes more necessary.
None is directly mentioned; the verse is part of a yuga-teaching within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa.
No explicit prescription here; it identifies the age and Dharma’s reduced strength.