Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
व्यास उवाच । कलौ प्राप्ते द्विजाः सर्वे स्थानभ्रष्टा यतस्ततः । पक्षमुत्कलं ग्रहीष्यंति तथा स्युः पक्षपातिनः
vyāsa uvāca | kalau prāpte dvijāḥ sarve sthānabhraṣṭā yatastataḥ | pakṣamutkalaṃ grahīṣyaṃti tathā syuḥ pakṣapātinaḥ
ವ್ಯಾಸರು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ಕಲಿಯುಗ ಬಂದಾಗ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ದ್ವಿಜರು ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೋ ತಮ್ಮ ಸ್ಥಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಭ್ರಷ್ಟರಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಅವರು ಗುಂಪು/ಪಕ್ಷವನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು, ನಂತರ ಪಕ್ಷಪಾತಿಗಳಾಗುತ್ತಾರೆ.
Vyāsa
Scene: Vyāsa, austere and luminous, speaks to an unseen audience; behind him, dvijas are shown scattered, arguing in small factions with banners, while a central dharma-scale tilts, symbolizing bias.
FAQs
Kali Yuga is marked by loss of dharmic steadiness and rise of factional bias; vigilance and commitment to nyāya are required.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a Kali Yuga diagnosis spoken by Vyāsa.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a warning about social and ethical degeneration into partisanship.