Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
द्वापरे कपिलं तच्च लघुमात्रं प्रदृश्यते । कलौ कृष्णं सुसूक्ष्मं च रम्ये पर्वतरोधसि
dvāpare kapilaṃ tacca laghumātraṃ pradṛśyate | kalau kṛṣṇaṃ susūkṣmaṃ ca ramye parvatarodhasi
Pada Dvāpara Yuga ia tampak berwarna kapila (kuning kecokelatan) dan hanya kecil ukurannya; pada Kali Yuga ia menjadi hitam dan amat halus—terlihat di celah gunung yang elok itu.
Pulastya (contextual)
Tirtha: Brahmapada (at parvata-rodhas)
Type: peak
Listener: A king
Scene: A sequence tableau: Dvāpara shows a small tawny mark; Kali shows a tiny, nearly hidden black mark in a beautiful mountain pass, with a pilgrim-sage searching attentively.
FAQs
In later yugas, divine signs may appear subtler, urging seekers to approach tirthas with greater faith and attentiveness.
Brahmapada located in the Arbuda mountain terrain, described as visible in a beautiful mountain passage.
No explicit rite; the emphasis is on recognizing the sacred mark’s yuga-wise form and seeking its darśana at the place.