Shloka 73
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
साम्यावस्थात्मको बोधः संबोधाद्धर्मशीलता अरूपशमयुक्तास्तु कलिशिष्टा हि वै स्वयम्
sāmyāvasthātmako bodhaḥ saṃbodhāddharmaśīlatā arūpaśamayuktāstu kaliśiṣṭā hi vai svayam
El verdadero despertar (bodha) es de la naturaleza del equilibrio interior; del recto discernimiento (saṃbodha) nace una vida asentada en el dharma. Pero los marcados por Kali, por sí mismos, se aferran a un quietismo sin forma—confundiendo la mera represión con la liberación del vínculo.
Suta Goswami
FAQs
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).
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.
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.