Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 19
चतुर्लक्षं समादिष्टं युगं कलिसमुद्भवम् । द्वात्रिंशता सहस्रैस्तु चतुर्थं तद्विदुर्बुधाः
caturlakṣaṃ samādiṣṭaṃ yugaṃ kalisamudbhavam | dvātriṃśatā sahasraistu caturthaṃ tadvidurbudhāḥ
Das Kali-Zeitalter—entstanden als das Yuga des Kali—ist mit vier Lakṣas an Jahren festgesetzt; und zusammen mit zweiunddreißigtausend wissen die Weisen es als das vierte in der Folge.
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: The time-wheel’s Kali segment is darkened yet bounded; a sage points to it while pilgrims in the background approach a shrine, suggesting refuge in sacred places during decline.
FAQs
By defining Kali’s measure, it hints that dharma-practice and tīrtha-sevā become especially urgent in an age marked by decline.
No single site is named in this verse; it supports the broader tīrtha narrative by situating it within cosmic chronology.
None explicitly; the verse is a time-measure statement.