Shloka 7
Adhyātma-krama: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman Hierarchy and Citta-Prasāda (आध्यात्मक्रमः)
त्रेतायां द्वापरे चैव कलिजाशक्ष ससंशया: । तपस्विन: प्रशान्ताश्न सत्त्वस्थाश्न कृते युगे
tretāyāṁ dvāpare caiva kalijāḥ saṁśayāḥ | tapasvinaḥ praśāntāś ca sattvasthāś ca kṛte yuge ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: Sa mga yugto ng Tretā at Dvāpara—gayundin sa mga isinilang sa yugto ng Kali—ang mga tao ay nililigid ng pag-aalinlangan tungkol sa pinakamataas na kabutihan. Ngunit sa yugto ng Kṛta (Satya), ang mga tao ay mapag-aske, payapa sa kalooban, at nakatatag sa kadalisayan; kaya sila’y nananatiling kalmado at malaya sa gayong pagdududa.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts the mental and ethical condition of people across the yugas: as the ages decline, doubt about the highest good increases; in the Kṛta/Satya age, ascetic discipline and sattva-purity make people naturally tranquil and less prone to uncertainty.
Vyāsa is describing characteristics of different world-ages (yugas), explaining why people in later ages (especially Kali) tend to be more doubtful, while those in the earliest age (Kṛta) are portrayed as calm, austere, and grounded in purity.