Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

गोत्रेण वै चंद्रमसः संध्यामिश्रे भविष्यति । कल्किर्विष्णुयशानाम पाराशर्यप्रतापवान्

Transliteration

gotreṇa vai caṃdramasaḥ saṃdhyāmiśre bhaviṣyati | kalkirviṣṇuyaśānāma pārāśaryapratāpavān

Translation

Der Abstammung nach wird er der Mond-Gotra (Cāndramasa) angehören und in Saṃdhyāmiśra erscheinen. Er wird Kalki sein, der Glanzvolle aus der Linie Viṣṇuyaśās, mächtig durch die Strahlkraft Pārāśaryas.

Word by Word

• गोत्रेण: by lineage/clan
• गोत्रेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक निपात (indeed)

• चंद्रमसः: of the Moon (line)
• चंद्रमसः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्रमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• संध्यामिश्रे: in (the line/place) Saṃdhyāmiśra
• संध्यामिश्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संध्या + मिश्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—संध्यायाः मिश्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); (स्थान/गोत्र-विशेषः)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कल्किः: Kalki
• कल्किः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्कि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विष्णुयशानाम्: of Viṣṇuyaśas (name of father)
• विष्णुयशानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + यशस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—विष्णोः यशः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः); रूपम्—विष्णुयशस् (प्रातिपदिक), षष्ठी एकवचन = विष्णुयशसः (पाठभेदे), अत्र 'विष्णुयशानाम्' इति रूपं परम्परापाठानुसारं

• पाराशर्यप्रतापवान्: the mighty Parāśarya (descendant of Parāśara)
• पाराशर्यप्रतापवान्: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पाराशर्य + प्रतापवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—पाराशर्यः च प्रतापवान् (कर्मधारयः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual) / Saṃdhyāmiśra (named)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seer-like narration specifies Kalki’s gotra and birthplace, presenting a luminous future figure emerging at the twilight-mix (saṃdhyā-miśra) of ages; genealogical motifs (moon-lineage) are symbolically foregrounded.

Characters & Entities

• Kalki
• Cāndramasa (lunar lineage)
• Saṃdhyāmiśra
• Viṣṇuyaśā
• Pārāśarya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even in the darkest decline, dharma is promised renewal through a future divine advent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding narrative glorifies Prabhāsa-kṣetra; this verse specifically adds future-oriented prophecy rather than a tīrtha-rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a prophetic identification of Kalki’s lineage and place.