Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

उद्दालक उवाच । यावन्न कलिदोषेण लिप्यामो मुनिसत्तमाः । अपापा ब्रह्मसदनं गच्छामः परिसंगताः

Transliteration

uddālaka uvāca | yāvanna kalidoṣeṇa lipyāmo munisattamāḥ | apāpā brahmasadanaṃ gacchāmaḥ parisaṃgatāḥ

Translation

উদ্দালক বললেন—হে মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠগণ, কলির দোষে আমরা কলুষিত হওয়ার আগে, আসুন; আমরা নিষ্পাপ হয়ে, একত্রে ব্রহ্মার সদনে যাই।

Word by Word

• उद्दालकः: Uddālaka
• उद्दालकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उद्दालक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययार्थ)
• Form: अव्यय, कालपरिमाणवाचक (temporal limit)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation particle)

• कलिदोषेण: by the fault of Kali (age)
• कलिदोषेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिदोष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कलिः + दोषः)

• लिप्यामः: we become tainted / are smeared
• लिप्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मुनिसत्तमाः: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनिसत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुनीनां सत्तमाः)

• अपापाः: sinless
• अपापाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वयं)

• ब्रह्मसदनम्: Brahmā’s abode
• ब्रह्मसदनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मसदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः सदनम्)

• गच्छामः: we go
• गच्छामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• परिसंगताः: assembled together
• परिसंगताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परि-सम्-गम् (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (वयं)

Speaker

Uddālaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Brahma-sadana (Brahmaloka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: muni-sattamāḥ (assembled sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uddālaka stands addressing the gathered sages, pointing upward; in the sky, a luminous path toward Brahmaloka with lotus imagery and golden light; sages rise in unified resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Uddālaka
• Kali-doṣa
• Brahmā
• Brahma-sadana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Act early against moral decline: unite with the wise and seek higher guidance before one is influenced by Kali’s corruption.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse mentions Brahmā’s abode (Brahma-sadana) rather than an earthly tīrtha; within Dvārakā-māhātmya it sets up the search for Kali-yuga refuge.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No rite is prescribed; it recommends a collective pilgrimage-like going to Brahmā for counsel.