Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 13
कलिर्दुष्टस्तथा प्रोक्तः किं करिष्यति पापकः । चातुर्विद्यान्समाहूय ऊचुस्ते त्रय एव च
kalirduṣṭastathā proktaḥ kiṃ kariṣyati pāpakaḥ | cāturvidyānsamāhūya ūcuste traya eva ca
“കലി ദുഷ്ടനെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധം—ആ പാപി എന്തു ചെയ്യും?” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു, ആ മൂന്നു ദിവ്യർ ചാതുര്വിദ്യരെ വിളിച്ചു അവരോടു അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു।
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa in Brāhma Khaṇḍa narration)
Scene: A solemn divine council speaks of Kali’s wickedness; three luminous beings summon learned groups (Cāturvidyas) to deliberate on sustaining dharma.
FAQs
When Kali (moral decline) is anticipated, dharmic communities respond by organizing life and livelihood in a rule-bound way to preserve order.
The setting is Dharmāraṇya (a sacred forest-region); this verse itself focuses on social/dharmic measures rather than praising a specific tirtha by name.
None explicitly; the verse introduces a convening/announcement that leads into livelihood and community regulations.