Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

कल्पांतेऽपि न मुंचामि अविमुक्तात्प्रियं मम

Transliteration

kalpāṃte'pi na muṃcāmi avimuktātpriyaṃ mama

Translation

Dẫu đến tận cuối một kiếp (kalpa), Ta cũng không rời bỏ Avimukta, vì nơi ấy thân thiết với Ta.

Word by Word

• कल्पान्ते: at the end of a kalpa
• कल्पान्ते: अधिकरण (Locative/Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्पान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (कल्पस्य अन्तः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• अपि: even
• अपि: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (even)

• न: not
• न: सम्बन्ध/निपात (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध-निपात (negation)

• मुञ्चामि: I abandon / leave
• मुञ्चामि: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अविमुक्तात्: from Avimukta (sacred place)
• अविमुक्तात्: अपादान (Ablative/Apādāna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अविमुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अपादान (from)

• प्रियम्: beloved (thing/place)
• प्रियम्: कर्म (Object/Karman)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्म

• मम: of me / my
• मम: सम्बन्ध (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (deduced from Avimukta doctrine and Mahātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Avimukta (Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva’s solemn vow: amid imagery of cosmic dissolution (kalpānta)—darkened skies, receding worlds—Avimukta shines as an unextinguished sanctuary, with Viśveśvara’s presence unwavering.

Characters & Entities

• Avimukta
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Divine remains eternally present in the supreme sacred kṣetra; steadfast devotion to such a tirtha supports liberation-oriented life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Avimukta—classically identified with Kāśī/Varanasi as the ‘never-abandoned’ kṣetra of Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is stated; the verse primarily proclaims the perpetual sanctity and divine presence of the kṣetra.