Shloka 11
Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma
अरक्षितारो हर्तारः पार्थिवाश् च शिलाशन शूद्रा वै ज्ञानिनः सर्वे ब्राह्मणैरभिवन्दिताः
arakṣitāro hartāraḥ pārthivāś ca śilāśana śūdrā vai jñāninaḥ sarve brāhmaṇairabhivanditāḥ
کلی یگ میں بادشاہ محافظ نہیں رہیں گے بلکہ لوٹنے والے ہوں گے؛ وہ پتھر کھانے والوں کی مانند زندگی گزاریں گے۔ اور شودر ہی سب کے سب عالم سمجھے جائیں گے، جنہیں برہمن بھی سلام و تعظیم کریں گے۔
Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)
FAQs
It frames Kali-yuga as a time of intensified pasha (bondage)—social and political disorder—thereby implying the need for steadiness in Shiva-bhakti and linga-puja as a dharmic anchor for the pashu seeking refuge in Pati (Shiva).
Indirectly, by depicting the collapse of worldly protectors, it points to Shiva alone as the true Pati—unfailing guardian beyond social status—toward whom the bound soul must turn when external supports become unreliable.
No specific rite is named; the takeaway is vairagya and dharma-viveka—key supports for Shaiva sadhana such as pashupata-oriented discipline and regular Shiva-puja amid Kali-yuga confusion.