Shloka 6
सोऽसावास्ते योगसिद्ध: कलापग्राममास्थित: । कलेरन्ते सूर्यवंशं नष्टं भावयिता पुन: ॥ ६ ॥
so ’sāv āste yoga-siddhaḥ kalāpa-grāmam āsthitaḥ kaler ante sūrya-vaṁśaṁ naṣṭaṁ bhāvayitā punaḥ
Having attained perfection in mystic yoga, Maru still lives in the place called Kalāpa-grāma. At the end of Kali-yuga, he will revive the lost Sūrya dynasty by begetting a son.
At least five thousand years ago, Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī ascertained the existence of Maru in Kalāpa-grāma and said that Maru, having achieved a yoga-siddha body, would continue to exist until the end of Kali-yuga, which is calculated to continue for 432,000 years. Such is the perfection of mystic power. By controlling the breath, the perfect yogī can continue his life for as long as he likes. Sometimes we hear from the Vedic literature that some personalities from the Vedic age, such as Vyāsadeva and Aśvatthāmā, are still living. Here we understand that Maru is also still living. We are sometimes surprised that a mortal body can live for such a long time. The explanation of this longevity is given here by the word yoga-siddha. If one becomes perfect in the practice of yoga, he can live as long as he likes. The demonstration of some trifling yoga-siddha does not constitute perfection. Here is a factual example of perfection: a yoga-siddha can live as long as he likes.
FAQs
This verse states that a yogically perfected person remains in Kalāpa and will revive the Solar dynasty at the end of Kali-yuga after it has disappeared.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī is narrating the history and future continuation of the Solar dynasty to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
It encourages faith that dharma is ultimately restored in time, and it inspires steadiness in spiritual practice—like the yogasiddha—despite the decline of the age.