Shloka 16
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
शूद्रानभ्यर्चयन्त्यल्पश्रुतभाग्यबलान्विताः न प्रेक्षन्ते गर्विताश् च शूद्रा द्विजवरान् द्विज
śūdrānabhyarcayantyalpaśrutabhāgyabalānvitāḥ na prekṣante garvitāś ca śūdrā dvijavarān dvija
يا ذا الميلادين، إنّ الشودرَ ذوي العلم القليل والحظّ الضئيل والقوّة الروحية الضعيفة لا يؤدّون التكريم الواجب؛ وقد انتفخوا كبرياءً فلا يلتفتون حتى إلى أفضل ذوي الميلادين.
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages at Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames pride and disrespect as inner impurities that obstruct eligibility (adhikāra) for Śiva-bhakti; true Linga-pūjā requires humility and disciplined conduct, not mere external ritual.
Implicitly, it points to Śiva as Pati who is approached through purification of the pashu; arrogance is a pasha that veils right vision, whereas reverence and self-restraint align the soul toward Śiva-tattva.
Sadācāra (right conduct) as a foundational limb of Pāśupata discipline—mastery over pride and proper reverence—supporting effective pūjā and inner yoga rather than empty formality.