Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25
पृच्छामो लोकधातारं स्थितं विष्णुं कलौ युगे । यदि विष्णुः कलौ न स्याद्रुद्रेण ब्रह्मणाऽसह
pṛcchāmo lokadhātāraṃ sthitaṃ viṣṇuṃ kalau yuge | yadi viṣṇuḥ kalau na syādrudreṇa brahmaṇā'saha
চলো, লোকধাতাকে জিজ্ঞাসা করি—কলিযুগে বিষ্ণু কীভাবে অবস্থান করবেন। যদি কলিযুগে বিষ্ণু না থাকেন, তবে রুদ্র ও ব্রহ্মার সঙ্গে…
Uddālaka
Listener: assembled sages; intended addressee Brahmā (lokadhātā)
Scene: Sages preparing to approach Brahmā; a visionary tableau of Brahmā and Rudra flanking the cosmic principle of Viṣṇu as ‘lokadhātā’; the question hangs in the air like a scroll of light.
FAQs
When spiritual certainty is shaken, Purāṇic dharma recommends inquiry from the highest authority rather than speculation.
No earthly tīrtha is named; the verse is part of Dvārakā-māhātmya’s theological setup concerning Viṣṇu’s accessibility in Kali.
None; it prescribes seeking instruction (praśna/inquiry) from the cosmic sustainer.