Shloka 98

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

Devanagari script

ऋषयो मनवश्चैव सर्वे तुल्यप्रयोजनाः एवं वर्णाश्रमाणां तु प्रविभागो युगे युगे

Transliteration

ṛṣayo manavaścaiva sarve tulyaprayojanāḥ evaṃ varṇāśramāṇāṃ tu pravibhāgo yuge yuge

Translation

ฤๅษีและมนูทั้งหลายล้วนมีจุดมุ่งหมายเดียวกัน ดังนั้นการแบ่งวรรณะและอาศรมจึงถูกกำหนดใหม่ในทุก ๆ ยุค

Word by Word

• ऋषयः (ṛṣayaḥ): seers

• मनवः (manavaḥ): Manus/progenitors and lawgivers

• च एव (ca eva): and indeed

• सर्वे (sarve): all

• तुल्य-प्रयोजनाः (tulya-prayojanāḥ): having the same aim/purpose

• एवम् (evam): thus

• वर्ण-आश्रमाणाम् (varṇa-āśramāṇām): of the social-spiritual orders (varṇa and āśrama)

• तु (tu): however/indeed

• प्रविभागः (pravibhāgaḥ): distribution/classification

• युगे युगे (yuge yuge): in every yuga, age after age

Speaker

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

Characters & Entities

• Rishis
• Manus

FAQs

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

It frames varṇa–āśrama as a yuga-wise discipline serving one aim; in Linga worship, that aim is purity and right conduct that prepares the pashu (soul) to approach Pati (Śiva) through devotion and observance.

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

Indirectly, it implies a single telos behind changing outer forms: dharma adapts by yuga, but the supreme goal—turning toward the Lord (Pati) beyond all classifications—remains constant, reflecting Śiva as the steady reality amid temporal change.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

It highlights yuga-appropriate dharma as the practical discipline—right duties, restraints, and life-stage observances—which in a Shaiva frame supports vrata, śauca (purity), and steady sādhanā that can culminate in Śiva-pūjā and Pāśupata-oriented yogic restraint.