Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

धन्या धर्मं चरिष्यन्ति युगान्ते द्विजसत्तमाः श्रुतिस्मृत्युदितं धर्मं ये चरन्त्यनसूयकाः

Transliteration

dhanyā dharmaṃ cariṣyanti yugānte dvijasattamāḥ śrutismṛtyuditaṃ dharmaṃ ye carantyanasūyakāḥ

Translation

Bienheureux sont, en vérité, les meilleurs des deux‑fois‑nés qui, à la fin de l’âge, vivent selon le Dharma—sans malveillance ni esprit de reproche—dans le Dharma proclamé par la Śruti et la Smṛti. Une telle conduite devient voie śaiva de purification, desserrant les pāśas qui lient le paśu et tournant l’âme vers Pati, le Seigneur Śiva.

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed, fortunate

• धर्मम्: Dharma, righteous law and sacred duty

• चरिष्यन्ति: will practice, will live by

• युगान्ते: at the end of the yuga/age

• द्विज-सत्तमाः: O best among the twice-born (brahmins/initiates)

• श्रुति-स्मृति-उदितम्: declared in Śruti (Veda) and Smṛti (remembered tradition)

• धर्मम्: Dharma

• ये: who

• चरन्ति: practice, follow

• अनसूयकाः: free from envy, non-censorious, without spite

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva life as inseparable from Śruti–Smṛti Dharma: purity of conduct and non-maliciousness are presented as the inner worship that supports outer puja.

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

By implying Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord toward whom the paśu (individual soul) turns when pāśa (bondage) is weakened through Dharmic, non-envious living.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Not a specific rite, but a key Pāśupata-oriented discipline: anasūyā (freedom from spite and fault-finding) and steadfast adherence to Śruti–Smṛti as the ethical foundation for yoga and puja.