क्वचिच्छिन्ना क्वचिद्भिन्ना यदा सुरतरङ्गिणी । भविष्यति कुलेशानि तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥ ४९ ॥
kvacicchinnā kvacidbhinnā yadā surataraṅgiṇī | bhaviṣyati kulēśāni tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ || 49 ||
Translation
When the river of the gods is cut in some places and broken in others, O queen of the Kaulas, then the Kali age is in its strength.
Word by word
- kvacicchinnā
- cut in places
- kvacidbhinnā
- broken in places
- yadā
- when
- surataraṅgiṇī
- the river of the gods (the Gaṅgā)
- bhaviṣyati
- will be
- kulēśāni
- O queen of the Kaulas
- tadaiva
- then indeed
- pravalaḥ
- strong
- kaliḥ
- is Kali
Meaning
The river of the gods (sura-taraṅgiṇī) is glossed as the Gaṅgā.