Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52
नष्टान्वेदान्न जानामि क्व वेदास्ते गता इति । पृथ्वीमपि न जानामि किं स्थाने किमधो गता
naṣṭānvedānna jānāmi kva vedāste gatā iti | pṛthvīmapi na jānāmi kiṃ sthāne kimadho gatā
ข้าไม่รู้เลยว่าเวทที่สูญหายไปนั้นไปอยู่แห่งใด แม้แต่แผ่นดินโลกข้าก็ไม่รู้—อยู่ ณ ที่ใด หรือจมลงสู่ห้วงลึกใด
Brahmā (deduced from immediate context of Brahmā’s concern at creation)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: Brahmā, anxious, searches for the vanished Vedas and the missing Earth amid endless waters; floating lotus, scattered manuscript leaves, darkness and storm-like swells.
FAQs
When sacred knowledge (Veda) and stability (Earth) are obscured, creation and order cannot proceed—dharma depends on revealed wisdom and cosmic balance.
The narrative belongs to Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, where cosmic restoration themes heighten the sanctity of the kṣetra.
None directly; the verse sets up the avatāra-response that restores dharma.