Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

कथयस्व प्रसादेन स्थानं कलिविवर्जितम् । यत्र गत्वा निवत्स्यामो यास्यामो निर्वृतिं पराम्

Transliteration

kathayasva prasādena sthānaṃ kalivivarjitam | yatra gatvā nivatsyāmo yāsyāmo nirvṛtiṃ parām

Translation

Par grâce, dis-nous un lieu épargné par Kali—où, une fois parvenus, nous pourrons demeurer et atteindre la paix suprême, la parfaite quiétude.

Word by Word

• कथयस्व: tell, narrate
• कथयस्व: Pravartaka (Injunctive to listener)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथय् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

• प्रसादेन: by (your) grace/favor
• प्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• स्थानम्: place, abode
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• कलिविवर्जितम्: free from Kali (evil age)
• कलिविवर्जितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of स्थानम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक) + विवर्जित (कृदन्त; वि+वर्ज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle) विशेषण (adjective)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Locative relation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: सम्बन्ध/देशवाचक-अव्यय (relative locative adverb: 'where')

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• निवत्स्यामः: we shall dwell
• निवत्स्यामः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि+वस् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपद

• यास्यामः: we shall go/attain
• यास्यामः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (plural); परस्मैपद

• निर्वृतिम्: peace, bliss, cessation
• निर्वृतिम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्वृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• पराम्: supreme, highest
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier of निर्वृतिम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (adjective)

Speaker

Devas (petitioning Bṛhaspati), as narrated by Prahlāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kali-vivarjita sthāna (to be named subsequently)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvijāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devas in a semicircle before Bṛhaspati, palms joined, requesting a Kali-free abode; the background shows a symbolic map-like horizon—sea, temple spires, and a radiant protected zone.

Characters & Entities

• Kali (Kali Yuga)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches that in spiritually adverse times, seekers should humbly request and seek sanctified refuges that protect dharma and inner peace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this verse; it explicitly asks for the revelation of a Kali-free place, central to Dvārakā Māhātmya’s sacred-geography focus.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed; the emphasis is on going (tīrtha-gamana) and dwelling in a sanctified zone for spiritual well-being.