Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44
Devanagari script
पादेनैकेन तत्सर्वं विभागे प्रथमे कलौ । ऊर्ध्वं विनाशः सर्वस्य भविष्यति न संशयः
Transliteration
pādenaikena tatsarvaṃ vibhāge prathame kalau | ūrdhvaṃ vināśaḥ sarvasya bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ
Translation
Pada bagian pertama Kali, semua itu bertahan hanya dengan satu kaki. Sesudah itu, kehancuran atas segala sesuatu akan terjadi—tanpa keraguan.
Word by Word
पादेनby a quarter/with one part (lit. by a foot/quarter)
पादेन:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपाद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/Instrumental), एकवचन
एकेनby one
एकेन:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootएक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (पादेन)
तत्that
तत्:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (सर्वम्)
सर्वम्everything
सर्वम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
विभागेin the division/portion
विभागे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootविभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन
प्रथमेin the first
प्रथमे:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (विभागे)
कलौin the Kali (age)
कलौ:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकलि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन
ऊर्ध्वम्thereafter/above; henceforth
ऊर्ध्वम्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootऊर्ध्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
विनाशःdestruction
विनाशः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootविनाश (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
सर्वस्यof all/of everything
सर्वस्य:
Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध/Genitive), एकवचन
भविष्यतिwill occur/will be
भविष्यति:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद
नnot/no
न:
Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (particle of negation)
संशयःdoubt
संशयः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
Speaker
Bṛhaspati (implied, within Prahlāda’s narration)
FAQs
It warns that in Kali Yuga only a fraction of dharma remains, urging seekers toward protective spiritual refuges and disciplined practice.
Not specified in this verse; it functions as a lead-in to identifying a Kali-avoided sacred place.
No explicit prescription; it presents a yuga-based prognosis that motivates reliance on tīrtha and dharma.