Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
अस्माकं रक्षिता कोऽस्ति कलिकाले च दारुणे । को दाताऽरोग्यदः कश्च को वै मुक्तिं प्रदास्यति
asmākaṃ rakṣitā ko'sti kalikāle ca dāruṇe | ko dātā'rogyadaḥ kaśca ko vai muktiṃ pradāsyati
ഈ ദാരുണ കലിയുഗത്തിൽ ഞങ്ങളുടെ രക്ഷകൻ ആര്? ദാതാവ് ആര്—ആരോഗ്യം നൽകുന്നവൻ ആര്? പിന്നെ യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ മോക്ഷം നൽകുന്നത് ആര്?
Viprāḥ (the brāhmaṇas/sages), implied by the surrounding dialogue
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Īśvara
Scene: Brāhmaṇas with anxious faces and folded hands stand at a sacred coastal precinct, the sky slightly darkened to suggest Kali’s dread; they ask who will protect, heal, and liberate them.
FAQs
It frames Kali-yuga anxiety and turns the mind toward divine refuge—seeking protection, well-being, and ultimately mokṣa through sacred support.
The dialogue belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, setting up the assurances connected with Mahodaya Tīrtha in Prabhāsa.
No direct rite is stated here; the verse functions as a question that leads into instructions about worship/ārādhana of deities at the tīrtha.