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
Interrogeons le Soutien des mondes au sujet de la présence demeurante de Viṣṇu dans l’âge de Kali. Si, en Kali, Viṣṇu ne se trouvait pas—alors, avec Rudra et Brahmā…
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.