Shloka 46

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

Devanagari script

धन्या धर्मं चरिष्यन्ति युगान्ते द्विजसत्तमाः श्रुतिस्मृत्युदितं धर्मं ये चरन्त्यनसूयकाः

Transliteration

dhanyā dharmaṃ cariṣyanti yugānte dvijasattamāḥ śrutismṛtyuditaṃ dharmaṃ ye carantyanasūyakāḥ

Translation

Bem-aventurados são, de fato, os melhores entre os duas‑vezes‑nascidos que, no fim da era, vivem segundo o Dharma—sem malícia nem espírito de censura—no Dharma proclamado pela Śruti e pela Smṛti. Tal conduta torna-se um caminho śaiva de purificação, afrouxando os pāśas que prendem o paśu e voltando a alma para Pati, o Senhor Śiva.

Word by Word

• धन्याः: blessed, fortunate

• धर्मम्: Dharma, righteous law and sacred duty

• चरिष्यन्ति: will practice, will live by

• युगान्ते: at the end of the yuga/age

• द्विज-सत्तमाः: O best among the twice-born (brahmins/initiates)

• श्रुति-स्मृति-उदितम्: declared in Śruti (Veda) and Smṛti (remembered tradition)

• धर्मम्: Dharma

• ये: who

• चरन्ति: practice, follow

• अनसूयकाः: free from envy, non-censorious, without spite

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the Linga Purana teaching to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames Linga-centered Shaiva life as inseparable from Śruti–Smṛti Dharma: purity of conduct and non-maliciousness are presented as the inner worship that supports outer puja.

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

By implying Shiva as Pati—the supreme Lord toward whom the paśu (individual soul) turns when pāśa (bondage) is weakened through Dharmic, non-envious living.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

Not a specific rite, but a key Pāśupata-oriented discipline: anasūyā (freedom from spite and fault-finding) and steadfast adherence to Śruti–Smṛti as the ethical foundation for yoga and puja.