Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
कृते तु पितरः पूज्यास्त्रेतायां च सुरास्तथा । मुनयो द्वापरे नित्यं पाखंडाश्च कलौ युगे
kṛte tu pitaraḥ pūjyāstretāyāṃ ca surāstathā | munayo dvāpare nityaṃ pākhaṃḍāśca kalau yuge
在克利多纪，应当礼敬祖灵（Pitṛ）；在特雷塔纪，同样礼敬诸天；在德瓦帕罗纪，恒常尊奉诸牟尼圣贤；而在迦利纪，邪见异端与伪善之道反而盛行。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A didactic tableau of the four yugas: Pitṛs receiving offerings in Kṛta, Devas worshipped in Tretā, Ṛṣis honored in Dvāpara, and in Kali a crowd of disputants and false ascetics obscuring dharma—set against the seashore sanctity of Prabhāsa.
FAQs
The verse contrasts the clarity of dharma in earlier yugas with the confusion of Kali, urging discernment and fidelity to authentic tradition.
Within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya, the teaching supports the value of tīrthas and orthodox rites amid Kali-yuga decline.
It indicates yuga-wise worship priorities (Pitṛs, Devas, Munis), rather than a step-by-step ritual instruction.