पशुभावः कलौ नास्ति दिव्यभावोऽपि दुर्लभः । वीरसाधनकर्म्माणि प्रत्यक्षाणि कलौ युगे ॥ १९ ॥
paśubhāvaḥ kalau nāsti divyabhāvō’pi durlabhaḥ | vīrasādhanakarmmāṇi pratyakṣāṇi kalau yugē || 19 ||
Translation
In the Kali age the paśu disposition does not exist, and the divya too is hard to find; the rites of the vīra path give their fruit visibly in the Kali age.
Word by word
- paśubhāvaḥ
- the paśu disposition
- kalau
- in the Kali age
- nāsti
- does not exist
- divyabhāvō’pi
- the divya disposition too
- durlabhaḥ
- hard to find
- vīrasādhanakarmmāṇi
- the rites of vīra practice
- pratyakṣāṇi
- visible (in their fruit)
- yugē
- age
Meaning
The commentary: since the paśu and divya are out of reach in this age, only the vīra disposition remains, and its rites give visible fruit. What the Tantra says of kula practice is its own teaching, given here as the text and its commentary present it; taking up any practice is a matter for one's tradition and teacher.