कलौ नास्त्येव नास्त्येव सत्यं सत्यं मयोच्यते । ब्रह्मदीक्षां विना देवि कैवल्याय सुखाय च ॥ १२५ ॥
kalau nāstyēva nāstyēva satyaṁ satyaṁ mayōcyatē | brahmadīkṣāṁ vinā dēvi kaivalyāya sukhāya ca || 125 ||
Translation
In the Kali age there is no other, no other, I tell you truly, truly: without initiation into Brahman, O Goddess, there is no liberation and no happiness.
Word by word
- kalau
- in the Kali age
- nāstyēva
- there is no other
- satyaṁ
- truly
- mayōcyatē
- I tell
- brahmadīkṣāṁ
- initiation into Brahman
- vinā
- without
- dēvi
- O Goddess
- kaivalyāya
- for liberation
- sukhāya
- for happiness
- ca
- and
Meaning
The commentary calls this Śiva's solemn affirmation: no other initiation brings liberation or happiness in the Kali age.