Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66
तत्रैकपादयुक्तश्च धर्मः पापं त्रिभिः स्मृतम् । पूर्वार्धेभ्यः परं सर्वं संभविष्यति पात कम्
tatraikapādayuktaśca dharmaḥ pāpaṃ tribhiḥ smṛtam | pūrvārdhebhyaḥ paraṃ sarvaṃ saṃbhaviṣyati pāta kam
Nesse tempo, o dharma permanece apenas sobre um pé, enquanto o pecado, diz-se, prevalece com três. Em comparação com as eras anteriores, o que se segue inclinar-se-á em grande parte para a queda e o erro.
Unspecified narrator (within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya dialogue context)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Allegorical tableau: Dharma as a bull standing on one leg, shadowed by three looming forms of pāpa; the horizon darkens, suggesting the onset of Kali-yuga.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga righteousness diminishes and sin predominates, so one must consciously uphold dharma.
No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse states a general yuga-dharma principle within a tīrtha-māhātmya discourse.
None explicitly; it describes the moral condition of the age rather than a specific rite.