Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

लक्षैश्चतुर्भिर्विख्यातो द्वात्रिंशद्भिः कलिस्तथा । सहस्रैश्च सुरश्रेष्ठ युगमानमितीरितम्

Transliteration

lakṣaiścaturbhirvikhyāto dvātriṃśadbhiḥ kalistathā | sahasraiśca suraśreṣṭha yugamānamitīritam

Translation

اے دیوتاؤں میں برتر! کلی یُگ چار لاکھ (برس) اور بتیس ہزار برس سمیت مشہور ہے؛ یوں یُگ کی مقدار بیان کی گئی۔

Word by Word

• लक्षैः: by lakhs
• लक्षैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• चतुर्भिः: by four
• चतुर्भिः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्यापद/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विख्यातः: is known/declared
• विख्यातः: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + ख्या (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वात्रिंशद्भिः: with thirty-twos
• द्वात्रिंशद्भिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वात्रिंशत् (संख्यापद/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• कलिः: Kali (yuga)
• कलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Nipata (Discourse/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb/particle: 'thus/also')

• सहस्रैः: by thousands
• सहस्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Conjunction)

• सुर-श्रेष्ठ: O best of the gods
• सुर-श्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• युग-मानम्: the measure of the yuga
• युग-मानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग (प्रातिपदिक) + मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• इति: thus
• इति: Nipata (Quotation marker/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Quotative particle)

• ईरितम्: has been stated
• ईरितम्: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईर्/इर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: sura-śreṣṭha (best of gods)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A narrator addresses a deva ('sura-śreṣṭha'), pointing to the Kali segment on a wheel-of-time; the atmosphere subtly darkens to indicate decline, yet a lamp of dharma remains lit.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kali-yuga
• Indra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even the troubled Kali-yuga has a defined place within cosmic order, reminding practitioners to pursue dharma despite decline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse concludes the set of yuga durations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of Kali-yuga’s measure.