Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

कल्पांतेऽपि न मुंचामि अविमुक्तात्प्रियं मम

Transliteration

kalpāṃte'pi na muṃcāmi avimuktātpriyaṃ mama

Translation

Selbst am Ende eines Kalpa verlasse Ich Avimukta nicht, denn es ist Mir lieb.

Word by Word

• कल्पान्ते: at the end of a kalpa
• कल्पान्ते: अधिकरण (Locative/Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कल्पस्य अन्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (even)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation)

• मुञ्चामि: I abandon / leave
• मुञ्चामि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अविमुक्तात्: from Avimukta (sacred place)
• अविमुक्तात्: अपादान (Ablative/Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान (from)

• प्रियम्: beloved (thing/place)
• प्रियम्: कर्म (Object/Karman)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• मम: of me / my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Avimukta doctrine and Mahātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s solemn vow: amid imagery of cosmic dissolution (kalpānta)—darkened skies, receding worlds—Avimukta shines as an unextinguished sanctuary, with Viśveśvara’s presence unwavering.

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine remains eternally present in the supreme sacred kṣetra; steadfast devotion to such a tirtha supports liberation-oriented life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta—classically identified with Kāśī/Varanasi as the ‘never-abandoned’ kṣetra of Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse primarily proclaims the perpetual sanctity and divine presence of the kṣetra.