Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

नास्ति नास्ति महाभागाः कलिकालसमं युगम् । स्मरणात्कीर्त्तनाद्विष्णोः प्राप्यते परमव्ययम्

Transliteration

nāsti nāsti mahābhāgāḥ kalikālasamaṃ yugam | smaraṇātkīrttanādviṣṇoḥ prāpyate paramavyayam

Translation

ହେ ମହାଭାଗ୍ୟବାନମାନେ! କଳିଯୁଗ ସମାନ ଅନ୍ୟ କୌଣସି ଯୁଗ ନାହିଁ—କେବେ ନାହିଁ; ବିଷ୍ଣୁଙ୍କ ସ୍ମରଣ ଓ କୀର୍ତ୍ତନରେ ପରମ ଅବ୍ୟୟ ପଦ ଲଭ୍ୟ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Modifier (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Modifier (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (पुनरुक्ति-बल)

• mahābhāgāḥ: O greatly fortunate ones
• mahābhāgāḥ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (महान् भागः यस्य)

• kalikālasamam: equal to the Kali age
• kalikālasamam: Adjective (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (कलिकालस्य समम्)

• yugam: an age/era
• yugam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• smaraṇāt: from remembrance
• smaraṇāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (cause)

• kīrttanāt: from praising/chanting
• kīrttanāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrtana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; हेतौ

• viṣṇoḥ: of Viṣṇu
• viṣṇoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prāpyate: is attained
• prāpyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: āp (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः (is attained)

• parama: supreme
• parama: Adjective (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• avyayam: imperishable (state)
• avyayam: Karman/Predicate (फल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नञ्-समास/उपसर्ग-निषेध (imperishable)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages or pilgrims in Kali-yuga gathered at Dwārakā, hands folded, singing Hari’s names; the sea-city’s temples and flags visible, with a calm, luminous aura suggesting ‘parama-avyaya’.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga is spiritually accessible because simple bhakti—smaraṇa and kīrtana of Viṣṇu—leads to the highest goal.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the verse gives a universal Kali-yuga bhakti principle within the Dwārakā māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Smaraṇa (remembrance) and kīrtana (praise/chanting) of Viṣṇu.