Shloka 76

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

Devanagari script

उत्पन्नाः कलिशिष्टास्तु प्रजाः कार्तयुगास्तदा तिष्ठन्ति चेह ये सिद्धा अदृष्टा विचरन्ति च

Transliteration

utpannāḥ kaliśiṣṭāstu prajāḥ kārtayugāstadā tiṣṭhanti ceha ye siddhā adṛṣṭā vicaranti ca

Translation

ແລ້ວໃນກາລີຍຸກເອງ ຍັງມີສັດທັງຫຼາຍເກີດຂຶ້ນທີ່ຮັກສາເຫຼືອຮອຍແຫ່ງຄວາມບໍລິສຸດຂອງກຣິຕະຍຸກ. ແລະບັນດາສິດທະຜູ້ສຳເລັດທີ່ພຳນັກຢູ່ນີ້ ກໍຍັງຄົງຢູ່—ເດີນທາງໄປມາໂດຍບໍ່ໃຫ້ເຫັນ—ດ້ວຍພຣະກະລຸນາຂອງປະຕິ ພຣະສິວະ ສືບຕໍ່ສາຍທາງລັບຂອງທຳມະ.

Word by Word

• utpannāḥ: arisen, born

• kali-śiṣṭāḥ: those having the remainder/trace of Kali (or surviving into Kali)

• tu: indeed

• prajāḥ: creatures, subjects, beings

• kṛta-yugāḥ: possessing the nature of the Kṛta-yuga (Satya-yuga-like)

• tadā: then, at that time

• tiṣṭhanti: remain, stand, abide

• ca: and

• iha: here (in this world)

• ye: who

• siddhāḥ: perfected beings, accomplished yogins

• adṛṣṭāḥ: unseen, invisible

• vicaranti: wander, move about

• ca: and.

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva
• Siddhas

FAQs

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

It implies that even in Kali-yuga, Śiva’s grace preserves a Satya-like stream through perfected Siddhas; Linga worship aligns the pashu (soul) with that higher dharma despite yuga-decline.

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

Śiva is implied as Pati—the transcendent Lord whose śakti sustains dharma invisibly through siddha-beings, guiding bound souls (pashus) beyond pasha (bondage) even in degraded times.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

The verse points more to yogic continuity than a specific rite: the siddha-state attained through Pāśupata-yoga and tapas, by which adepts can remain subtle/invisible and uphold dharma.