यदा तु वैदिकी दीक्षा दीक्षा पौराणिकी तथा । न स्थास्यति वरारोहे तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥ ४७ ॥
yadā tu vaidikī dīkṣā dīkṣā paurāṇikī tathā | na sthāsyati varārōhē tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ || 47 ||
Translation
When Vedic initiation and Purāṇic initiation no longer remain, O fair one, then the Kali age is in its strength.
Word by word
- yadā
- when
- tu
- indeed
- vaidikī
- Vedic
- dīkṣā
- initiation
- paurāṇikī
- Purāṇic
- tathā
- and
- na
- not
- sthāsyati
- will remain
- varārōhē
- O fair one
- tadaiva
- then indeed
- pravalaḥ
- strong
- kaliḥ
- is Kali
Meaning
The commentary introduces verses 47 to 55: the marks of the full strength of the Kali age, given in brief.