Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132
कलौ च भवतां विप्रा मच्छापो निपतिष्यति । केचित्सदा भविष्यंति विप्राः सर्वगुणैर्युताः
kalau ca bhavatāṃ viprā macchāpo nipatiṣyati | kecitsadā bhaviṣyaṃti viprāḥ sarvaguṇairyutāḥ
اور کَلی یُگ میں، اے وِپرو (برہمنو)، میرا شاپ تم پر نازل ہوگا۔ پھر بھی کچھ برہمن ہمیشہ رہیں گے جو ہر نیکی اور صفت سے آراستہ ہوں گے۔
A curser/authority figure within the narrative (speaker not explicit in snippet)
Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A speaker pronounces a Kali-yuga prophecy: a curse descending like a shadow over a gathering of brāhmaṇas, while a few luminous, virtuous brāhmaṇas stand unaffected, embodying hope.
FAQs
Kali-yuga brings consequences for lapses in dharma, yet true virtue persists in some even in dark times.
No holy site is mentioned; the verse is prophetic about Kali-yuga and social dharma.
None; it is a statement of curse and a reassurance about enduring virtue.