Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20
यथायथा कलिर्घोरो वर्तते दारुणो नृप । तथातथाल्पतां यान्ति हीनसत्त्वा यतो नराः
yathāyathā kalirghoro vartate dāruṇo nṛpa | tathātathālpatāṃ yānti hīnasattvā yato narāḥ
كلما مضى عصر كالي الرهيب في قسوته، أيها الملك، كذلك الناس—لأن قوتهم الباطنة تضعف—ينحدرون إلى مزيد من الضآلة في القدرة والفضل.
Vāyu (deduced)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-mahātmya (contextual)
Type: river
Listener: King (nṛpa/nṛpasattama)
Scene: A sage addressing a king: behind them the river Revā flows; the atmosphere is austere, with visual motifs of time’s decay—withered garlands, dimmed sacrificial fires—contrasted with the steady, purifying river.
FAQs
Kali Yuga diminishes human sattva, reducing spiritual capacity; hence dharma requires greater effort and conscious discipline.
No single site; the verse gives a yuga-framework explaining changing human receptivity to tīrtha and dharma.
No explicit prescription; it implies the need for intensified sādhana (japa, vrata, tīrtha-sevā) as Kali advances.