Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 2
विष्णुरुवाच । किमर्थमागताः सर्वे ब्रह्माद्याः सुरसत्तमाः । पृथिव्यां कुशलं कच्चित्कुतो वो भयमागतम्
viṣṇuruvāca | kimarthamāgatāḥ sarve brahmādyāḥ surasattamāḥ | pṛthivyāṃ kuśalaṃ kaccitkuto vo bhayamāgatam
विष्णु ने कहा—हे ब्रह्मा आदि देवश्रेष्ठो! तुम सब किस प्रयोजन से आए हो? क्या पृथ्वी पर सब कुशल है? तुम्हें भय कहाँ से प्राप्त हुआ?
Viṣṇu
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (foreshadowed)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Brahmā and the assembled devas
Scene: Viṣṇu addresses an assembled host of devas led by Brahmā, asking why they have come and whether the earth is safe; the moment is poised between concern and revelation.
FAQs
Divine governance is rooted in kṣema (welfare) and dharma—Viṣṇu first asks about the world’s well-being before anything else.
The narrative is moving toward Dharmāraṇya and its supreme tīrtha, introduced in the following verses.
None here; it is an opening inquiry in a divine dialogue.