Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 32
कृष्णत्वं याति देवोऽपि तत्र चैव चतुर्भुजः । एक पादोऽपि धर्मस्य यावत्तावत्प्रवर्तते
kṛṣṇatvaṃ yāti devo'pi tatra caiva caturbhujaḥ | eka pādo'pi dharmasya yāvattāvatpravartate
وہاں پر خود پرمیشور بھی—چار بازوؤں والے ہوتے ہوئے بھی—سیاہی مائل روپ اختیار کرتے ہیں؛ اور دھرم کا جو ایک پاؤں باقی رہ جاتا ہے وہ بھی بس جتنی دیر تک چل سکے، اتنی ہی دیر قائم رہتا ہے۔
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Scene: A four-armed Lord (Nārāyaṇa-like) with a darkened aura standing behind the one-legged Dharma-bull, as if supporting it; the world around appears dim, yet a thin beam of light persists.
FAQs
In Kali Yuga, even divine manifestation is described as ‘darkened,’ and dharma survives only minimally—hence steadfast practice is crucial.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this line; it supports the chapter’s broader tīrtha-teaching by describing the age’s condition.
No direct ritual instruction appears in this verse.