Shloka 45

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

Devanagari script

तस्मादायुर्बलं रूपं कलिं प्राप्य प्रहीयते तदा त्वल्पेन कालेन सिद्धिं गच्छन्ति मानवाः

Transliteration

tasmādāyurbalaṃ rūpaṃ kaliṃ prāpya prahīyate tadā tvalpena kālena siddhiṃ gacchanti mānavāḥ

Translation

因此，当迦梨时代（Kali-yuga）来临时，寿命、力量与身形之美皆渐衰减。然而就在此世，人们仍能于短时之内得证悉地（siddhi，灵性成就），凭借专一的湿婆奉爱（bhakti）归向主宰帕提（Pati，主湿婆），并修持能斩断束缚个我之魂（paśu）的绳索——帕沙（pāśa）的法门。

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore

• आयुः: lifespan

• बलम्: strength

• रूपम्: form/beauty

• कलिम्: Kali-yuga

• प्राप्य: having reached/upon the arrival of

• प्रहीयते: diminishes/declines

• तदा: then/in that time

• तु: however/indeed

• अल्पेन: by a little/short

• कालेन: time

• सिद्धिम्: siddhi, spiritual attainment

• गच्छन्ति: attain/go to

• मानवाः: human beings

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)

FAQs

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

It frames Kali-yuga as materially degenerative yet spiritually efficient: sincere Linga-centered devotion and Shaiva sadhana can yield rapid siddhi even when human vitality declines.

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

By implication, Shiva as Pati remains unchanged across yugas and is accessible even in Kali; the soul (pashu) can quickly move toward perfection by turning to Him and loosening bondage (pasha).

What ritualistic or Yogic practice is highlighted here?

A general emphasis on time-efficient Kali-yuga sadhana—devotion (bhakti) and disciplined Shaiva practice aligned with Pashupata-style inner purification—rather than a specific single rite.