Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 200

Devanagari script

यथायथा कलिर्व्याप्तिं करोति धरणीतले । तथातथा जनः सर्व एकाकारो भविष्यति

Transliteration

yathāyathā kalirvyāptiṃ karoti dharaṇītale | tathātathā janaḥ sarva ekākāro bhaviṣyati

Translation

À mesure que Kali s’étend davantage sur la face de la terre, de même tous les hommes deviendront de plus en plus d’un seul et même type, perdant leurs vertus et disciplines propres.

Word by Word

• यथा-यथा: as and as (in whatever way/degree)
• यथा-यथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'as...so')

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

• व्याप्तिम्: pervasion, spread
• व्याप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्याप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• करोति: does, makes
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

• धरणी-तले: on the surface of the earth
• धरणी-तले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धरणी (प्रातिपदिक) + तल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धरण्याः तलम्)

• तथा-तथा: so and so (accordingly)
• तथा-तथा: Sambandha (Correlative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (correlative adverb: 'so...')

• जनः: people, mankind
• जनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• सर्वः: all, entire
• सर्वः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण (जनस्य)

• एकाकारः: of one form, uniform
• एकाकारः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + आकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; कर्मधारय (एकः आकारः यस्य)

• भविष्यति: will become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd); एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya dialogue)

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Dharaṇī (Earth)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When Kali dominates, distinct dhārmic qualities fade; conscious practice is needed to preserve sattva and sacred culture.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; it provides a Kali-yuga frame that elevates the importance of purifying pilgrimage-kṣetras like those of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None stated; it motivates adherence to dharma and traditional disciplines.