ये कुर्वन्ति कुलाचारं सत्यपूता जितेन्द्रियाः । व्यक्ताचारा दयाशीला न हि तान् बाधते कलिः ॥ ५७ ॥
yē kurvanti kulācāraṁ satyapūtā jitēndriyāḥ | vyaktācārā dayāśīlā na hi tān bādhatē kaliḥ || 57 ||
Translation
Those who follow kulācāra, purified by truth, masters of their senses, open in their conduct and of compassionate nature: the Kali age does not afflict them.
Word by word
- yē
- those who
- kurvanti
- follow
- kulācāraṁ
- kulācāra
- satyapūtā
- purified by truth
- jitēndriyāḥ
- masters of the senses
- vyaktācārā
- open in conduct
- dayāśīlā
- compassionate by nature
- na
- not
- hi
- indeed
- tān
- them
- bādhatē
- afflicts
- kaliḥ
- the Kali age
Meaning
Bādhate is glossed as "oppresses". Verses 57 to 66 share the refrain.