Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34
द्वात्रिंशच्च सहस्राणि युगस्यैवांतिमस्य च । कलिना तत्र संपृष्टा मर्त्याः सर्वे परस्परम्
dvātriṃśacca sahasrāṇi yugasyaivāṃtimasya ca | kalinā tatra saṃpṛṣṭā martyāḥ sarve parasparam
Dan tiga puluh dua ribu lagi juga termasuk bagi yuga yang terakhir itu. Di sana, semua insan saling ditimpa derita—disentuh dan dikuasai oleh Kali.
Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A darkening age: crowds of mortals jostling and harming one another under a dim sky, with Kali as an unseen miasma; a distant tīrtha-shrine glows as the sole refuge.
FAQs
Kali’s influence spreads through society and relationships; spiritual discipline must be maintained despite collective decline.
This verse does not specify a tīrtha; it provides yuga-context within a tīrtha-centered chapter.
None appears in this verse.