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

ତେବେ କଳିଯୁଗରେ ମଧ୍ୟ କୃତଯୁଗୀୟ ପବିତ୍ରତାର ଅବଶେଷ ଧାରଣ କରିଥିବା ପ୍ରଜା ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୁଏ। ଏବଂ ଏଠାରେ କିଛି ସିଦ୍ଧ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ରହି ଅଦୃଶ୍ୟରେ ବିଚରଣ କରନ୍ତି।

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.