Shloka 10

युगधर्मवर्णनम् — चतुर्युग, गुण, धर्मपाद, तथा वार्तोत्पत्ति

Devanagari script

ततः कृतयुगे तस्मिन् संध्यांशे च गते तु वै पादावशिष्टो भवति युगधर्मस्तु सर्वतः

Transliteration

tataḥ kṛtayuge tasmin saṃdhyāṃśe ca gate tu vai pādāvaśiṣṭo bhavati yugadharmastu sarvataḥ

Translation

ຕໍ່ມາ ໃນກຣິຕະຍຸກ ເມື່ອສ່ວນສັນທະຍາ (saṃdhyā-aṃśa) ນັ້ນຜ່ານພົ້ນໄປ ທຳມະຂອງຍຸກຈະຫຼຸດຫຼົງເຫຼືອພຽງໜຶ່ງສ່ວນສີ່ທົ່ວທຸກທິດ ເປັນນິມິດແຫ່ງການສືບຖອຍຂອງລະບຽບອັນຖືກຕ້ອງໃນທົ່ວທິດານຸທິດານ।

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter

• कृतयुगे: in the Kṛta-yuga

• तस्मिन्: in that (context/time)

• संध्यांशे: in the twilight-portion (transitional fraction)

• च: and

• गते: having passed/elapsed

• तु: indeed

• वै: certainly

• पाद-अवशिष्टः: remaining as a quarter (one pāda left)

• भवति: becomes

• युग-धर्मः: the dharma characteristic of the age

• तु: and/indeed

• सर्वतः: everywhere, on all sides

Speaker

Suta Goswami

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

By describing the universal decline of yuga-dharma, the verse implies the need for stable Shaiva refuge—Linga-upasana—as a readily accessible means to re-anchor the pashu (soul) in the order upheld by Pati (Shiva).

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

Even as dharma diminishes across time, Shiva-tattva stands as Pati—the transcendent and immanent Lord who supports cosmic law beyond yuga fluctuations, enabling liberation from pasha (bondage) despite external decay.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

No single rite is named explicitly, but the teaching supports intensified sadhana in transitional periods (saṃdhyā): steady Linga-puja, japa, and Pashupata-oriented discipline to preserve dharma when it weakens in the world.