Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 32
ब्रह्मोवाच । तालमेघभयात्कृष्ण सम्प्राप्तास्तव मन्दिरम् । न वध्यः कस्यचित्पापस्तालमेघो जनार्दन
brahmovāca | tālameghabhayātkṛṣṇa samprāptāstava mandiram | na vadhyaḥ kasyacitpāpastālamegho janārdana
ബ്രഹ്മാവ് പറഞ്ഞു— “ഹേ കൃഷ്ണാ! താലമേഘഭയത്താൽ ഞങ്ങൾ നിന്റെ മന്ദിരത്തിൽ എത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ഹേ ജനാർദനാ! ആ പാപിയായ താലമേഘനെ മറ്റാരും വധിക്കാനാവില്ല।”
Brahmā
Listener: Pilgrimage audience
Scene: Brahmā, anxious yet composed, addresses Kṛṣṇa/Janārdana in his abode; behind him devas gather, conveying collective fear of Tālamegha.
FAQs
When adharma becomes uncontainable, the cosmic guardians themselves rely on the Supreme for restoration of order.
The broader setting is Revā Khaṇḍa connected to the sanctity of the Narmadā corridor; this verse itself does not name a tīrtha.
None; the verse is a petition and narrative statement.