Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24
जितो धर्मो ह्यधर्मेण चासत्येन ऋतं जितम् । जिताश्चौरैश्च राजानः स्त्रीभिश्च पुरुषा जिताः
jito dharmo hyadharmeṇa cāsatyena ṛtaṃ jitam | jitāścauraiśca rājānaḥ strībhiśca puruṣā jitāḥ
അധർമ്മം ധർമ്മത്തെ ജയിക്കും; അസത്യം ഋതത്തെ (സത്യനിയമത്തെ) തോൽപ്പിക്കും; കള്ളർ രാജാക്കളെ കീഴടക്കും; സ്ത്രീകൾ പുരുഷന്മാരെ ജയിക്കും।
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual attribution within the Revākhaṇḍa narration)
Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha-field (general)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: Allegory: Dharma personified being pushed down by A-dharma; Ṛta (cosmic order) veiled by Asatya; a king’s crown slipping as thieves dominate; domestic scene showing reversal of authority.
FAQs
When truth and righteousness are abandoned, society tilts toward disorder—power shifts from lawful authority to deceit and predation.
None is named in this verse; it is a general Kali-yuga characterization within the Revā Khaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed; the implied remedy is steadfastness in satya (truth) and dharma.