Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 45
सप्तकल्पानशेषेण कथयस्व ममानघ । कल्पक्षयेऽपि लोकस्य स्थावरस्येतरस्य च
saptakalpānaśeṣeṇa kathayasva mamānagha | kalpakṣaye'pi lokasya sthāvarasyetarasya ca
“ഹേ അനഘാ, ഏഴ് കല്പങ്ങളെ മുഴുവനായി എനിക്ക് പറയുക; കൂടാതെ കല്പക്ഷയ സമയത്ത് ലോകത്തിലെ സ്ഥാവരവും ജംഗമവും ആയ ജീവികളുടെ ഗതി എങ്ങനെയെന്നതും വിശദമായി പറയുക.”
Yudhiṣṭhira (Dharmarāja)
Tirtha: Revā-khaṇḍa (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Yudhiṣṭhira earnestly requests an exposition of seven kalpas and the fate of worlds at kalpa’s end; behind the sage, a symbolic backdrop shows cycles—creation, flourishing, dissolution—subtly depicted as concentric cosmic scenes.
FAQs
Awareness of cosmic cycles (kalpa and pralaya) deepens detachment and aligns human life with dharma rather than mere worldly permanence.
Within Revā Khaṇḍa, the tīrtha context frames cosmological teaching as part of the sacred journey along the Narmadā.
None explicitly; the verse is a request for teaching on cosmic dissolution and continuity.