Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तं विना पुंडरीकाक्षं त्यक्ष्यामः स्वकलेवरम् । विना भगवता लोके कः स्थास्यति कलौ युगे

Transliteration

taṃ vinā puṃḍarīkākṣaṃ tyakṣyāmaḥ svakalevaram | vinā bhagavatā loke kaḥ sthāsyati kalau yuge

Translation

ആ പുണ്ഡരീകാക്ഷനായ പ്രഭുവില്ലാതെ ഞങ്ങൾ നമ്മുടെ ദേഹമുതൽ തന്നെ ഉപേക്ഷിക്കും. ലോകത്തിൽ ഭഗവാൻ ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ കലിയുഗത്തിൽ ആര് സ്ഥിരമായി നിലകൊള്ളും?

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion/वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (without)

• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: the lotus-eyed one
• पुण्डरीकाक्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीकाक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (पुण्डरीक इव अक्षिणी यस्य)

• त्यक्ष्यामः: we shall abandon
• त्यक्ष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्वकलेवरम्: our own body
• स्वकलेवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वकलेवर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (स्वं कलेवरम्)

• विना: without
• विना: Sambandha (Exclusion/वियोग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: वियोगार्थक-अव्यय (without)

• भगवता: with the Lord / without the Lord (in construction with विना)
• भगवता: Sahārtha/Instrument (Accompaniment/सहार्थ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कः: who?
• कः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक-सर्वनाम

• स्थास्यति: will remain / stand
• स्थास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कलौ: in Kali (age)
• कलौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• युगे: in the age
• युगे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Uddālaka

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee/elder speaks with trembling resolve: ‘Without Puṇḍarīkākṣa we abandon the body’; behind, the sea-walled city of Dvārakā and a darkening sky symbolizing Kali-yuga.

Characters & Entities

• Puṇḍarīkākṣa (Viṣṇu)
• Bhagavān
• Kali-yuga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It teaches radical dependence on the Divine: in Kali-yuga, endurance and meaning are rooted in Bhagavān’s presence and grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not explicitly in this verse; as part of Dvārakā-māhātmya, it supports the theme that Viṣṇu’s sacred presence is to be sought through the holy geography associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is an expression of theological urgency and reliance on Viṣṇu.