Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83
पाखंडान्म्लेच्छजातींश्च दस्यूंश्चैव सहस्रशः । नात्यर्थं धार्मिका ये च ब्रह्मब्रह्मद्विषः क्वचित्
pākhaṃḍānmlecchajātīṃśca dasyūṃścaiva sahasraśaḥ | nātyarthaṃ dhārmikā ye ca brahmabrahmadviṣaḥ kvacit
Heretics, barbarous tribes, and bandits—by the thousands—along with those who are not truly righteous, and, at times, those who hate Brahman and the brāhmaṇas.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Kalki’s campaign extends to subduing heretics, marauders, and those hostile to Brahman and brāhmaṇas; the imagery is less about a single battle and more about sweeping purification of a fractured society.
FAQs
The text frames dharma as a civilizational ethic—protecting sacred learning and restraining lawlessness.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the chapter’s sacred setting, though this verse is about Kali-yuga conditions.
None; it is descriptive of groups associated with adharma.