Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 290
शूद्रेषु जातिभेदः स्यात्कलौ प्राप्ते नराधिप । भ्रष्टाचाराः परं ज्ञात्वा ज्ञातिबंधेन पीडिताः
śūdreṣu jātibhedaḥ syātkalau prāpte narādhipa | bhraṣṭācārāḥ paraṃ jñātvā jñātibaṃdhena pīḍitāḥ
Ó rei, quando chega a era de Kali, surgem divisões de subcastas entre os Śūdras. Conhecendo o que é mais elevado, mas caídos da reta conduta, ficam aflitos pelos laços e pressões do parentesco.
Unspecified (addressing a king: narādhipa)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: narādhipa (king)
Scene: A king listens as a sage describes Kali-yuga: groups splitting into many sub-castes, people arguing, elders distressed; behind them a serene forest-āśrama symbolizes dharma as refuge.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, social fragmentation and loss of right conduct are portrayed as sources of suffering; dharma is upheld through ethical discipline rather than mere status.
No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse shifts to a Kali-yuga themed reflection within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
No explicit rite; it is a diagnostic teaching about the consequences of bhraṣṭācāra (moral lapse) in Kali-yuga.