Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 8
इत्युक्तो दैवतैर्देवो ह्युवाच किमुपस्थितम् । कार्यं वदध्वं मे देवा यत्कृत्यं मा चिरं कृथाः
ityukto daivatairdevo hyuvāca kimupasthitam | kāryaṃ vadadhvaṃ me devā yatkṛtyaṃ mā ciraṃ kṛthāḥ
เมื่อถูกเหล่าเทพทูลเช่นนั้น พระผู้เป็นเจ้าตรัสว่า: “เกิดสิ่งใดขึ้น? โอ้เหล่าเทพ จงบอกเราเถิดว่ามีภารกิจใดต้องทำ อย่าชักช้าในการกล่าวสิ่งที่พึงกระทำ”
Viṣṇu (addressed as Deva/Janārdana/Keśava in context)
Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa (implied)
Scene: The Lord, composed and authoritative, addresses the assembled devas, inviting them to state the problem and the required task without delay.
FAQs
The Lord is attentive to the pleas of the righteous and prompt in upholding cosmic order when informed of the need.
No; it is a narrative hinge leading toward the Varāha act that sanctifies the tīrtha described earlier.
None; it is a dialogue prompt requesting the gods to state their purpose.