Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
कृते तु पितरः पूज्यास्त्रेतायां च सुरास्तथा । मुनयो द्वापरे नित्यं पाखंडाश्च कलौ युगे
kṛte tu pitaraḥ pūjyāstretāyāṃ ca surāstathā | munayo dvāpare nityaṃ pākhaṃḍāśca kalau yuge
Dalam Kṛta-yuga, para Pitṛ (leluhur suci) wajib dipuja; dalam Tretā, para dewa juga demikian; dalam Dvāpara, para muni dipuja senantiasa; namun dalam Kali-yuga, jalan-jalan sesat, bid‘ah dan kemunafikan menjadi berleluasa.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau of the four yugas: Pitṛs receiving offerings in Kṛta, Devas worshipped in Tretā, Ṛṣis honored in Dvāpara, and in Kali a crowd of disputants and false ascetics obscuring dharma—set against the seashore sanctity of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
The verse contrasts the clarity of dharma in earlier yugas with the confusion of Kali, urging discernment and fidelity to authentic tradition.
Within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, the teaching supports the value of tīrthas and orthodox rites amid Kali-yuga decline.
It indicates yuga-wise worship priorities (Pitṛs, Devas, Munis), rather than a step-by-step ritual instruction.