कुलधर्म्मस्य गुप्त्यर्थं नानृतं स्याज्जुगुप्सितम् । यदुक्तं कुलतन्त्रेषु न शस्तं प्रवले कलौ ॥ ८० ॥
kuladharmmasya guptyarthaṁ nānṛtaṁ syājjugupsitam | yaduktaṁ kulatantrēṣu na śastaṁ pravalē kalau || 80 ||
Translation
What is said in the Kula Tantras, that for the secrecy of the kula dharma a falsehood is not blameworthy, is not commended in the strong Kali age.
Word by word
- kuladharmmasya
- of the kula dharma
- guptyarthaṁ
- for secrecy
- nānṛtaṁ
- falsehood is not
- syājjugupsitam
- blameworthy
- yaduktaṁ
- what was said
- kulatantrēṣu
- in the Kula Tantras
- na
- not
- śastaṁ
- commended
- pravalē
- strong
- kalau
- in the Kali age
Meaning
The commentary resolves the apparent conflict with earlier Tantras that allowed concealment.