यथातत्त्वं यथान्यायं यथायोग्यं न संशयः । कलिकल्मषदीनानां द्विजादीनां सुरेश्वरि ॥ ५ ॥
yathātattvaṁ yathānyāyaṁ yathāyōgyaṁ na saṁśayaḥ | kalikalmaṣadīnānāṁ dvijādīnāṁ surēśvari || 5 ||
Translation
as it truly is, as is right and as is fitting; there is no doubt. For the twice-born and the rest, O queen of the gods, wretched through the stain of the Kali age,
Word by word
- yathātattvaṁ
- as it truly is
- yathānyāyaṁ
- as is right
- yathāyōgyaṁ
- as is fitting
- na
- no
- saṁśayaḥ
- doubt
- kalikalmaṣadīnānāṁ
- wretched through the impurity of the Kali age
- dvijādīnāṁ
- for the twice-born and the rest
- surēśvari
- O queen of the gods
Meaning
The commentary explains the "stain of the Kali age" as the evil plight that follows from the wrongdoing proper to that age.