Shloka 31
Nimi Questions the Yogendras: Varṇāśrama’s Purpose, Ritualism’s Fall, and Yuga-Avatāras with Kali-yuga Saṅkīrtana
इति द्वापर उर्वीश स्तुवन्ति जगदीश्वरम् । नानातन्त्रविधानेन कलावपि तथा शृणु ॥ ३१ ॥
iti dvāpara urv-īśa stuvanti jagad-īśvaram nānā-tantra-vidhānena kalāv api tathā śṛṇu
ഹേ ഉർവീശ രാജാവേ! ഇങ്ങനെ ദ്വാപരയുഗത്തിൽ ജനങ്ങൾ ജഗദീശ്വരനെ സ്തുതിച്ചു. അതുപോലെ കലിയുഗത്തിലും വെളിപ്പെടുത്തപ്പെട്ട ശാസ്ത്രങ്ങളിലെ വിവിധ തന്ത്രവിധാനങ്ങൾ അനുസരിച്ച് ഭഗവാനെ ആരാധിക്കുന്നു—ഇപ്പോൾ ഇത് എന്നിൽ നിന്ന് കേൾക്കുക.
The words kalāv api, “in Kali-yuga also,” are very important in this verse. It is well known that Kali-yuga is an irreligious age. Thus it is surprising that in such a completely irreligious age the Supreme Lord is worshiped. Therefore it is stated kalāv api, “even in Kali-yuga.” In Kali-yuga the incarnation of the Personality of Godhead does not directly assert Himself to be the Personality of Godhead, but rather He is detected by expert devotees in accordance with the revealed Vedic scriptures. Similarly, Prahlāda Mahārāja states in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (7.9.38) :
FAQs
This verse states that in Dvāpara-yuga the Lord (Jagadīśvara) was glorified through many different tantra-based ritual procedures (nānā-tantra-vidhāna).
Śukadeva is speaking to King Parīkṣit, the ruler of the earth, and uses the respectful address “Urvīśa” while transitioning from Dvāpara-yuga practices to the teachings on Kali-yuga dharma.
The verse encourages a student to learn the age-appropriate spiritual practice: understand that methods vary by yuga, and seek the Bhagavatam’s Kali-yuga process (to be explained in the following verses) rather than relying only on complex older ritual systems.