Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कलिस्तत्रैव राजेन्द्र न विशेद्व्याससंश्रयात् । अन्तरिक्षे तु संजातं रेवायाश्चेष्टितेन तु

Transliteration

kalistatraiva rājendra na viśedvyāsasaṃśrayāt | antarikṣe tu saṃjātaṃ revāyāśceṣṭitena tu

Translation

Ô roi des rois, Kali n’y pénètre nullement, car ce lieu demeure sous la protection de Vyāsa. En vérité, il prit naissance dans l’espace médian par l’action merveilleuse de la Revā (Narmadā).

Word by Word

• कलिः: Kali (personified Kali-age)
• कलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• राजेन्द्र: O king of kings
• राजेन्द्र: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

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

• विशेत्: would enter/should enter
• विशेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + विश् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• व्याससंश्रयात्: because of refuge in Vyāsa (Vyāsa’s protection)
• व्याससंश्रयात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास + संश्रय (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थे (as cause: 'because of')

• अन्तरिक्षे: in the sky/atmosphere
• अन्तरिक्षे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरिक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तु: but/and
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrastive particle)

• संजातम्: arisen/produced
• संजातम्: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa / Predicate adjective
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + जन् (धातु) → संजात (कृदन्त-भूतकृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रेवायाः: of Revā (Narmadā)
• रेवायाः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रेवा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• चेष्टितेन: by the act/effort
• चेष्टितेन: Karana (Instrument/Cause/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चेष्टित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/contrast)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator/elder speaker addressing a king (Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vyāsa-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous aerial tīrtha appears suspended above the landscape, encircled by a protective aura of Vyāsa; below, Revā/Narmadā flows with dynamic, miraculous energy as the causal force of the tīrtha’s manifestation; the scene conveys a boundary that Kali cannot cross.

Characters & Entities

• Kali
• Vyāsa
• Revā (Narmadā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with great sages and sanctified places is depicted as a shield against Kali’s influence, affirming the protective power of tīrtha and saintly refuge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to Vyāsa-protected Vyāsatīrtha within the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is mentioned; the emphasis is on the tīrtha’s purity and Kali’s exclusion.