Unlike previous yugas where Vishnu took direct avatars (Rama with a bow, Krishna with a conch), in Kali Yuga, He hides within sacred practices. Parashara says:
Maitreya, horrified, asks: “Is there no escape? Will Lord Vishnu not intervene?”
) and reassures devotees that they are never truly alone, as the divine presence is constant throughout history. A Devotional Farewell