प्रकटेऽत्र कलौ देवि सर्वे धर्म्माश्च दुर्वलाः । स्थास्यत्येकं सत्यमात्रं तस्मात् सत्यमयो भवेत् ॥ ७३ ॥
prakaṭē’tra kalau dēvi sarvē dharmmāśca durvalāḥ | sthāsyatyēkaṁ satyamātraṁ tasmāt satyamayō bhavēt || 73 ||
Translation
When the Kali age is manifest, O Goddess, all dharmas grow weak; truth alone will remain, so one should be made of truth.
Word by word
- prakaṭē’tra
- when here manifest
- kalau
- the Kali age
- dēvi
- O Goddess
- sarvē
- all
- dharmmāśca
- dharmas
- durvalāḥ
- weak
- sthāsyatyēkaṁ
- one alone will remain
- satyamātraṁ
- truth only
- tasmāt
- therefore
- satyamayō
- made of truth
- bhavēt
- one should be
Meaning
The commentary: wishing to teach that kulācāra must be practised openly and with truth, Śiva first praises truth (verses 73 to 77).