Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

कलिकाले च संप्राप्ते सर्वप्राणिभयंकरे । तत्र प्रयांतु तीर्थानि सर्वा ण्येव विशेषतः

Transliteration

kalikāle ca saṃprāpte sarvaprāṇibhayaṃkare | tatra prayāṃtu tīrthāni sarvā ṇyeva viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Apabila zaman Kali tiba, yang menakutkan semua makhluk bernyawa, maka hendaklah semua tīrtha, terutama sekali, berangkat ke tempat itu (yang bebas daripada Kali).

Word by Word

• कलिकाले: in the Kali age
• कलिकाले: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलिकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘कलिः + कालः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• संप्राप्ते: when (it has) arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• सर्वप्राणिभयंकरे: terrifying to all beings
• सर्वप्राणिभयंकरे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राणि (प्रातिपदिक) + भयङ्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (determinative): ‘सर्वेषां प्राणिनां भयङ्करः’; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी-विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb ‘there’)

• प्रयान्तु: let (them) go
• प्रयान्तु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative/लोट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• तीर्थानि: tīrthas
• तीर्थानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (to तीर्थानि)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb ‘especially’)

Speaker

Pitāmaha (Brahmā) (deduced from adhyāya flow)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: All tīrtha-s (collective) with special mention of Puṣkara context

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣi-s/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the onset of Kali, personified tīrtha-devatā-s and river goddesses depart in procession toward a luminous sanctuary; the world behind appears chaotic and fearful.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Tīrthas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga threatens spiritual stability, so dharmic sanctuaries (tīrthas) are envisioned as protected refuges for seekers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse points to a Kali-free locus connected with Puṣkara in this adhyāya’s narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated; it frames the theological reason for tīrtha-protection and relocation.