Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40
नरकं च भवेत्तस्य द्वितीयं यमशासनम् । नैव भागवतं यत्र पुराणं गीयते कलौ । अन्धकूपेषु क्षिप्यंते ज्वलितेषु हुताशने
narakaṃ ca bhavettasya dvitīyaṃ yamaśāsanam | naiva bhāgavataṃ yatra purāṇaṃ gīyate kalau | andhakūpeṣu kṣipyaṃte jvaliteṣu hutāśane
Ce lieu devient l’enfer, tel un second décret de Yama, là où, en l’âge de Kali, le Bhāgavata Purāṇa n’est pas chanté. De tels êtres sont jetés dans des puits aveugles et dans des feux aux flammes ardentes.
Skanda (deduced)
Tirtha: Dvārakā (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A temple courtyard where singers chant Bhāgavata with cymbals and drum, Kṛṣṇa’s līlā scenes painted behind; contrasted with a dark ‘blind well’ and blazing fire as allegorical consequences for a place devoid of Bhāgavata-gāna.
FAQs
Purāṇic singing/recitation is upheld as a saving grace in Kali-yuga; hostility to it leads to spiritual downfall.
Dvārakā’s devotional culture is praised, where Bhāgavata recitation is treated as a hallmark of dharma.
Sing/recite the Bhāgavata Purāṇa in Kali-yuga (bhāgavata-gāna/paṭhana/śravaṇa).