Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41
बृहस्पतिरुवाच । कृतं त्रेता द्वापरं च कलिश्च सुरसत्तम । चतुर्युगमिदं प्रोक्तं तत्त्वतो मुनिसत्तमैः
bṛhaspatiruvāca | kṛtaṃ tretā dvāparaṃ ca kaliśca surasattama | caturyugamidaṃ proktaṃ tattvato munisattamaiḥ
বৃহস্পতি বললেন—হে দেবশ্রেষ্ঠ! কৃত, ত্রেতা, দ্বাপর ও কলি—এই চার যুগের সমষ্টি ‘চতুর্যুগ’ মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠগণ তত্ত্বতঃ সত্যরূপে ব্যাখ্যা করেছেন।
Bṛhaspati
Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied by section)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Indra (Vāsava), addressed as surasattama
Scene: Bṛhaspati, the guru of the gods, instructs Indra (Vāsava) on the four yugas as a cosmic wheel of time, with subtle symbols of decline across ages.
FAQs
Dharma is understood within cosmic time; knowing the yugas is part of grasping how righteousness is taught and practiced.
The immediate verse is doctrinal (yuga framework), supporting the broader Dvārakā Māhātmya teaching context.
None; the verse introduces a doctrinal classification of time (caturyuga).