Shloka 50
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
ततः कालविपयसि तेषां गुणविपर्ययात् । अपश्यं निर्गतं धर्म कामक्रोधवशात्मनाम्
tataḥ kāla-viparyaye teṣāṁ guṇa-viparyayāt | apaśyaṁ nirgataṁ dharmaṁ kāma-krodha-vaśātmanām ||
Śakra berkata: “Kemudian, apabila masa berbalik menjadi buruk dan sifat-sifat mereka menjadi songsang, aku melihat dharma telah meninggalkan mereka. Dikuasai nafsu dan amarah, mereka tidak lagi dipimpin oleh kebenaran.”
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
When circumstances turn and inner qualities become distorted, dharma is the first casualty; surrendering the self to desire (kāma) and anger (krodha) leads to ethical collapse. The verse underscores self-mastery as the condition for sustaining righteousness.
Śakra (Indra) reports his observation that, due to an adverse turn of time and a reversal of character, dharma has left certain beings who have become dominated by desire and anger—marking a shift toward unrighteous conduct.