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

Bodha sejati berhakikat sāmyāvasthā, keseimbangan batin; dari saṃbodha yang benar lahir hidup yang berlandaskan dharma. Namun mereka yang ternoda Kali, dengan sendirinya melekat pada “ketenangan tanpa rupa”, mengira penekanan belaka sebagai pembebasan.

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.