Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
नार्यो द्वादशमे वर्षे भविष्यंति सुगर्भिताः । भविष्यति क्रमाद्वर्णसंकरश्च सुराधिप
nāryo dvādaśame varṣe bhaviṣyaṃti sugarbhitāḥ | bhaviṣyati kramādvarṇasaṃkaraśca surādhipa
സ്ത്രീകൾ പന്ത്രണ്ടാം വയസ്സിൽ തന്നേ ഗർഭിണികളാകും. പിന്നെ ക്രമേണ, ഹേ സുരാധിപ, വർണസങ്കരം—വർണങ്ങളുടെ കലർച്ചയും കലാപവും—ഉദ്ഭവിക്കും.
Brahmā (contextual: addressed to Surādhipa/Indra)
Scene: A community scene where childhood is shortened: young girls with maternal symbols, elders distressed; in the background, varṇāśrama markers blur—mixed attire, abandoned saṃskāra fires.
FAQs
It portrays Kali Yuga as a time of social and moral disorder, implying that dharmic restraint and right conduct must be consciously protected.
The verse itself is descriptive; the surrounding passage culminates in praising Arbuda as a sanctuary from Kali’s corruption.
None is stated here; it is a prophetic depiction of societal decline.