Shloka 49

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

Devanagari script

युगस्वभावाः संध्यास्तु तिष्ठन्तीह तु पादशः संध्यास्वभावाः स्वांशेषु पादशस्ते प्रतिष्ठिताः

Transliteration

yugasvabhāvāḥ saṃdhyāstu tiṣṭhantīha tu pādaśaḥ saṃdhyāsvabhāvāḥ svāṃśeṣu pādaśaste pratiṣṭhitāḥ

Translation

Ở đây, các thời kỳ chuyển tiếp (sandhyā) tồn tại theo từng phần tư, mang đúng bản tính của các yuga; và các yuga cũng vậy, được an lập theo từng phần tư trong chính phần của mình, đồng thời mang bản tính của các sandhyā.

Word by Word

• yuga-svabhāvāḥ: having the nature of the yugas

• saṃdhyāḥ: junction-periods (dawn/dusk between yugas)

• tu: indeed

• tiṣṭhanti: abide/stand

• iha: here (in this cosmic order)

• pādaśaḥ: by quarters/stepwise

• saṃdhyā-svabhāvāḥ: having the nature of the sandhyās

• sva-aṃśeṣu: in their own portions/segments

• te: they (those yugas/sandhyās)

• pratiṣṭhitāḥ: firmly established/grounded

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating the cosmic order to the sages of Naimisharanya)

Characters & Entities

• Shiva

FAQs

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

It frames time (kāla) and yuga-transition (sandhyā) as a precise, ordered structure—reminding the devotee that Linga-pūjā aligns the pashu (soul) with Pati (Shiva), who governs cosmic rhythms beyond changing yugas.

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

By emphasizing the ordered establishment of yugas and their junctions, it points to Shiva as Kāla-īśvara—Pati who sustains the law of time while remaining transcendent to its divisions, enabling liberation from pasha (bondage) rooted in temporality.

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A practical takeaway is sandhyā-oriented discipline—regular worship, japa, and Pāśupata steadiness performed consistently “by quarters” (pādaśaḥ), i.e., with measured daily and life-stage observances that remain stable through changing conditions.