Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 5
प्रजापतेश्च विष्णोश्च बभूव कलहः पुरा । किंचित्कारणमुद्दिश्य समस्तजनसन्निधौ
prajāpateśca viṣṇośca babhūva kalahaḥ purā | kiṃcitkāraṇamuddiśya samastajanasannidhau
Dans les temps anciens, une querelle s’éleva entre Prajāpati et Viṣṇu, pour quelque motif, devant l’assemblée de tous les êtres.
Sūta
Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣis / dvijas (implied by later address 'द्विजपुंगवाः')
Scene: A vast celestial sabhā with assembled devas and beings; Prajāpati/Brahmā and Viṣṇu poised in debate, the atmosphere charged yet formal.
FAQs
Purāṇas often use divine disputes to teach humility and clarify dharma through ensuing revelations.
Indirectly, this narrative functions as the backstory for the Setukhaṇḍa tīrtha-māhātmya (leading to the purification account).
None; it begins the mythic episode.