Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37
ब्रह्मोवाच । मत्स्यकूर्मादिरूपैश्च भगवाञ्ज्ञायते मया । विष्णोः पारमिकां मूर्तिं न जानामि द्विजोत्तमाः
brahmovāca | matsyakūrmādirūpaiśca bhagavāñjñāyate mayā | viṣṇoḥ pāramikāṃ mūrtiṃ na jānāmi dvijottamāḥ
ブラフマーは言った。「魚（マツヤ）や亀（クールマ）などの姿によって、われは至福の主（バガヴァーン）を識る。だが、二度生まれの最勝者たちよ、ヴィシュヌの至上にして超越の御姿は、われ知らぬ。」
Brahmā
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame; not explicit)
Scene: Brahmā, four-faced, speaks to assembled sages: behind him appear faint, symbolic silhouettes of Matsya and Kūrma, while a radiant, formless halo indicates the unknown ‘pāramikā mūrti’.
FAQs
Even exalted beings may know the Lord through manifestations (avatāras), yet the supreme reality can remain beyond ordinary comprehension—inviting humility and deeper inquiry.
The verse sits within Dvārakā-māhātmya (the glory of Dvārakā), though this particular line emphasizes theology rather than describing a tirtha rite.
None is stated here; it is a doctrinal admission and a prompt for further guidance.