Shloka 41

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

उत्पद्यन्ते तदा ते वै सम्प्राप्ते तु कलौ युगे अधीयन्ते तदा वेदाञ् शूद्रा धर्मार्थकोविदाः

Transliteration

utpadyante tadā te vai samprāpte tu kalau yuge adhīyante tadā vedāñ śūdrā dharmārthakovidāḥ

Translation

عندما يكتمل حلول عصر كالي، يظهرون حقًّا: شُودرا يدرسون الڤيدا ويغدون حاذقين بمقاصد الدَّرما والأرثا.

Word by Word

• उत्पद्यन्ते: arise/come into being

• तदा: then

• ते: they

• वै: indeed

• सम्प्राप्ते: when it has arrived/come to pass

• तु: and/but

• कलौ युगे: in the Kali age

• अधीयन्ते: study/recite/learn

• तदा: then

• वेदान्: the Vedas

• शूद्राः: Śūdras

• धर्मार्थकोविदाः: those knowledgeable/skilled in dharma and artha

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

What is the importance of this verse in the context of Linga worship?

It frames Kali-yuga as an age of social and religious inversion; in such instability, the Linga becomes a direct, accessible focus for devotion to Pati (Śiva) beyond fluctuating external qualifications.

How does this verse describe the nature of Shiva (Shiva-tattva)?

Indirectly: by highlighting changing worldly structures (varna-based access and authority), it implies Śiva as Pati—the stable transcendental ground—while dharma in the world becomes variable in Kali-yuga.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No specific rite is named; the takeaway is that in Kali-yuga, disciplined sādhana (such as Śiva-bhakti centered on the Linga and Pāśupata-oriented self-restraint) becomes crucial amid shifting norms.