Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12
श्रीब्रह्मोवाच । स एष कालस्त्रिदिवं त्वशेषं संहर्तुकामो जगदक्षयात्मा । पूर्णे च शेते परिवत्सराणां भविष्यतीशानविभुर्न चित्रम्
śrībrahmovāca | sa eṣa kālastridivaṃ tvaśeṣaṃ saṃhartukāmo jagadakṣayātmā | pūrṇe ca śete parivatsarāṇāṃ bhaviṣyatīśānavibhurna citram
Śrī Brahmā dit : « C’est Kāla (le Temps) lui-même, impérissable en son essence, qui veut à présent retirer même tout le ciel des devas. Quand s’achèvera le cycle des années dites parivatsara, il deviendra le Seigneur souverain, omniprésent ; rien là d’étonnant. »
Brahmā
Listener: surādi-saṅgha (devas and celestial hosts)
Scene: Brahmā identifies the terrifying figure as Kāla: a majestic, all-pervading presence holding the wheel of time; devas listen as the notion of cyclical completion is revealed.
FAQs
Time is not merely a measure—it is a divine power that dissolves even heavenly attainments, directing beings toward the imperishable Lord.
The broader section belongs to the Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape, but this verse focuses on cosmic doctrine rather than a named tīrtha.
No explicit rite is prescribed here; the verse teaches metaphysical humility before Kāla.