Shloka 73

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

Devanagari script

साम्यावस्थात्मको बोधः संबोधाद्धर्मशीलता अरूपशमयुक्तास्तु कलिशिष्टा हि वै स्वयम्

Transliteration

sāmyāvasthātmako bodhaḥ saṃbodhāddharmaśīlatā arūpaśamayuktāstu kaliśiṣṭā hi vai svayam

Translation

إن اليقظة الحقّة (bodha) هي من طبيعة الاتزان الباطني؛ ومن الاستنارة الصحيحة (saṃbodha) تنشأ سيرةٌ قائمة على الدَّرْمَا. غير أنّ الموسومين بكالي يتشبّثون من تلقاء أنفسهم بسكونٍ لا صورة له—فيحسبون مجرّد الكبت تحرّرًا من القيد.

Word by Word

• sāmyāvasthā-ātmakaḥ: having the nature of equanimous state

• bodhaḥ: spiritual awakening/knowledge

• saṃbodhāt: from clear discernment/right understanding

• dharma-śīlatā: dharmic disposition/ethical character

• arūpa-śama-yuktāḥ: joined to formless pacification/quietism

• tu: but/indeed

• kali-śiṣṭāḥ: those tainted/leftover of Kali (Kali-influenced)

• hi: certainly

• vai: indeed

• svayam: by themselves/of their own accord

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames genuine Shiva-bhakti and Linga-upasana as rooted in sāmyā (inner balance) and dharmic conduct, not merely external ritual or a vague “formless” quieting; worship should mature into bodha that loosens pasha (bondage) for the pashu (soul) under Pati (Shiva).

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

By implying that true bodha is equipoise and dharma-born clarity, it points to Shiva-tattva as the stabilizing Pati—whose grace yields right saṃbodha—distinguishing liberating knowledge from tamasic suppression associated with Kali.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A Pashupata-oriented discipline: cultivate equanimity (sāmyāvasthā), right discernment (saṃbodha), and dharma-śīlatā alongside Linga-puja—avoiding the Kali tendency to reduce sadhana to mere “arūpa-śama” (blank quietism) without transformative insight.