सत्यत्रेताद्वापरेषु यथा मद्यादिसेवनम् । कलावपि तथा कुर्यात् कुलवर्त्मानुसारतः ॥ ५६ ॥
satyatrētādvāparēṣu yathā madyādisēvanam | kalāvapi tathā kuryāt kulavartmānusārataḥ || 56 ||
Translation
As in the Satya, Tretā and Dvāpara ages wine and the rest were taken, so in the Kali age too one should do it, following the kula path.
Word by word
- satyatrētādvāparēṣu
- in the Satya, Tretā and Dvāpara ages
- yathā
- as
- madyādisēvanam
- taking wine and the rest
- kalāvapi
- in the Kali age too
- tathā
- so
- kuryāt
- one should do
- kulavartmānusārataḥ
- following the kula path
Meaning
The commentary supplies "openly": as people did in the earlier ages. The Tantra presents this within its own rite, as the following verses on truthfulness, restraint and compassion make clear. 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.