Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
तीर्थान्यूचुः । कथं वयं भविष्यामः संप्राप्ते दारुणे कलौ । स्थानं नो ब्रूहि देवेश स्थातव्यं च सदैव हि
tīrthānyūcuḥ | kathaṃ vayaṃ bhaviṣyāmaḥ saṃprāpte dāruṇe kalau | sthānaṃ no brūhi deveśa sthātavyaṃ ca sadaiva hi
तीर्थांनी म्हटले—भयंकर कलियुग आला असता आम्ही कसे टिकू? हे देवेश, आम्हाला असे स्थान सांगा जिथे आम्ही सदैव राहू शकू।
Tīrthas (personified sacred places)
Tirtha: Arbuda (requested refuge)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Personified tīrthas, worried and humble, address Brahmā with folded hands, asking for a permanent dwelling safe from Kali’s harshness.
FAQs
It highlights that sanctity needs protection and proper dwelling; sacred power is sustained where dharma can be preserved.
The verse asks for the protected abode; the answer given next is Mount Arbuda.
None directly; it is a request for a permanent sacred residence for tīrthas.