Shloka 54

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

Devanagari script

स हत्वा सर्वशश्चैव राज्ञस्ताञ्शूद्रयोनिजान् पाखण्डांस्तु ततः सर्वान् निःशेषं कृतवान् प्रभुः

Transliteration

sa hatvā sarvaśaścaiva rājñastāñśūdrayonijān pākhaṇḍāṃstu tataḥ sarvān niḥśeṣaṃ kṛtavān prabhuḥ

Translation

Habiendo dado muerte a todos aquellos reyes, nacidos de la estirpe śūdra, después eliminó por completo a todos los pāṣaṇḍas (sectas desviadas, contrarias al dharma), sin dejar resto. Así el Señor los hizo cesar enteramente, restaurando el orden que sostiene el dharma de Śiva.

Word by Word

• स (sa): he

• हत्वा (hatvā): having slain

• सर्वशः (sarvaśaḥ): entirely, in every way

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• राज्ञः (rājñaḥ): kings

• तान् (tān): those

• शूद्र-योनिजान् (śūdra-yonijān): born from a Śūdra lineage

• पाखण्डान् (pākhaṇḍān): heretics/deviant sectarians

• तु (tu): then/indeed

• ततः (tataḥ): thereafter

• सर्वान् (sarvān): all

• निःशेषम् (niḥśeṣam): without remainder

• कृतवान् (kṛtavān): made/did/caused

• प्रभुः (prabhuḥ): the Lord

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Prabhu (the Lord)

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered dharma as requiring purification of the social-religious field: removing pāṣaṇḍa (anti-dharma distortions) so that Shiva-pūjā, mantra, and vrata can be practiced in a stable, sattvic order.

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

It presents the Lord as Pati—the sovereign protector who restores dharma by removing forces that bind and mislead the pashu (souls), thereby re-establishing conditions conducive to right worship and liberation.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Indirectly, it highlights the Pāśupata principle of śuddhi (purification): eliminating inner and outer pāśa (bondage)—here symbolized by pāṣaṇḍa—so disciplined worship, japa, and Shaiva observances can bear fruit.