Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39
व्यास उवाच । कलौ प्राप्ते द्विजाः सर्वे स्थानभ्रष्टा यतस्ततः । पक्षमुत्कलं ग्रहीष्यंति तथा स्युः पक्षपातिनः
vyāsa uvāca | kalau prāpte dvijāḥ sarve sthānabhraṣṭā yatastataḥ | pakṣamutkalaṃ grahīṣyaṃti tathā syuḥ pakṣapātinaḥ
ویاس نے کہا: جب کَلی آ جائے گا تو سب دْوِج (دو بار جنم لینے والے) اپنی اپنی جگہوں سے ہٹ کر اِدھر اُدھر ہو جائیں گے۔ وہ گروہ بندی اختیار کریں گے، اور یوں جانبدار اور متعصب بن جائیں گے۔
Vyāsa
Scene: Vyāsa, austere and luminous, speaks to an unseen audience; behind him, dvijas are shown scattered, arguing in small factions with banners, while a central dharma-scale tilts, symbolizing bias.
FAQs
Kali Yuga is marked by loss of dharmic steadiness and rise of factional bias; vigilance and commitment to nyāya are required.
No tīrtha is mentioned in this verse; it is a Kali Yuga diagnosis spoken by Vyāsa.
No ritual is prescribed; it is a warning about social and ethical degeneration into partisanship.