Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
ततस्तु द्वापरं नाम तृतीयं युग मुच्यते । द्विपदो धर्मः सञ्जातः पीतवर्णो जनार्द्दनः
tatastu dvāparaṃ nāma tṛtīyaṃ yuga mucyate | dvipado dharmaḥ sañjātaḥ pītavarṇo janārddanaḥ
मग तिसरे युगाला ‘द्वापर’ असे म्हणतात. त्यात धर्म द्विपाद (दोन पायांवर) होतो आणि जनार्दन (विष्णु) पीतवर्ण असतो.
Skanda (deduced; exact speaker not stated in snippet)
Listener: Indra
Scene: Dvāpara-yuga dawn: dharma-bull now with two legs; Janārdana with yellow garments/halo; a subtle sense of loss—ritual still present but less universal; society more complex.
FAQs
As time advances, Dharma diminishes; spiritual vigilance becomes more necessary.
None is directly mentioned; the verse is part of a yuga-teaching within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa.
No explicit prescription here; it identifies the age and Dharma’s reduced strength.