धन्याऽसि सुकृतज्ञाऽसि हिताऽसि कलिजन्मनाम् । यद्यदुक्तं त्वया भद्रे सत्यं सत्यं यथार्थतः ॥ ३ ॥
dhanyā’si sukṛtajñā’si hitā’si kalijanmanām | yadyaduktaṁ tvayā bhadrē satyaṁ satyaṁ yathārthataḥ || 3 ||
Translation
You are blessed, you know what is good, you are the friend of those born in the Kali age. All that you have said, gentle one, is true, true, just as it is.
Word by word
- dhanyā’si
- you are blessed
- sukṛtajñā’si
- you know what is good
- hitā’si
- you are a friend (do good)
- kalijanmanām
- to those born in the Kali age
- yadyaduktaṁ
- whatever was said
- tvayā
- by you
- bhadrē
- O gentle one
- satyaṁ
- true
- yathārthataḥ
- as it truly is
Meaning
Śiva confirms the Goddess's account of the ages: the decline she described is real.