Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
कथं दैत्य युगे ह्यस्मिन्रौद्रे वै कलिसंज्ञके । भविष्यामो विना विष्णुं भीतानामभयप्रदम्
kathaṃ daitya yuge hyasminraudre vai kalisaṃjñake | bhaviṣyāmo vinā viṣṇuṃ bhītānāmabhayapradam
தைத்தியனே, ‘கலி’ எனப்படும் இந்தக் கொடிய யுகத்தில், அஞ்சுவோர்க்கு அபயம் அளிக்கும் விஷ்ணுவின்றி நாம் எவ்வாறு நிலைத்திருப்போம்?
Ṛṣis (Sages)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: frame-sages
Scene: Sages speak with anxious expressions, hands raised in questioning; the atmosphere darkens symbolically to represent Kali; a distant icon of Viṣṇu or a conch-disc emblem signifies the sought refuge.
FAQs
In Kali’s turbulence, fearlessness is found by turning toward Viṣṇu, the ultimate protector.
The question anticipates the revelation of Viṣṇu’s abiding place—contextually connected to Dvārakā.
No ritual is stated; the emphasis is on seeking Viṣṇu’s shelter.