Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तं विना पुंडरीकाक्षं त्यक्ष्यामः स्वकलेवरम् । विना भगवता लोके कः स्थास्यति कलौ युगे

Transliteration

taṃ vinā puṃḍarīkākṣaṃ tyakṣyāmaḥ svakalevaram | vinā bhagavatā loke kaḥ sthāsyati kalau yuge

Translation

Sans ce Puṇḍarīkākṣa, le Seigneur aux yeux de lotus, nous abandonnerons nos propres corps. Car sans le Bhagavān dans le monde, qui pourrait demeurer ferme en l’âge de Kali ?

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion/वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (without)

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: the lotus-eyed one
• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (पुण्डरीक इव अक्षिणी यस्य)

• त्यक्ष्यामः: we shall abandon
• त्यक्ष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वकलेवरम्: our own body
• स्वकलेवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वकलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं कलेवरम्)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion/वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (without)

• भगवता: with the Lord / without the Lord (in construction with विना)
• भगवता: Sahārtha/Instrument (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• स्थास्यति: will remain / stand
• स्थास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Uddālaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/elder speaks with trembling resolve: ‘Without Puṇḍarīkākṣa we abandon the body’; behind, the sea-walled city of Dvārakā and a darkening sky symbolizing Kali-yuga.

Characters & Entities

• Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Viṣṇu)
• Bhagavān
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches radical dependence on the Divine: in Kali-yuga, endurance and meaning are rooted in Bhagavān’s presence and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly in this verse; as part of Dvārakā-māhātmya, it supports the theme that Viṣṇu’s sacred presence is to be sought through the holy geography associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an expression of theological urgency and reliance on Viṣṇu.