लोभमोहपरीताश्च मिथ्याधर्मध्वजावृताः। भिक्षार्थं पृथिवीपाल चञ्चूर्यन्ते द्विजैर्दिशः
Filled with greed and delusion, bearing false signs of righteousness, Brahmanas wander the directions for alms, O protector of the earth.
कराभारभयाद्भीता गृहस्थाः परिमोषकाः। मुनिच्छद्माकृतिच्छन्ना वाणिज्यमुपभुञ्जते
Householders, afraid of the burden of taxes and fear, become thieves; disguised as sages, they engage in trade.
मित्या च नखरोमाणि धारयन्ति तदा द्विजाः। अर्थलोभान्नरव्याघ्र वृथा च ब्रह्मचारिणः
At that time, O tiger among men, the twice-born falsely maintain their nails and hair, and celibates observe their vows in vain, driven by greed for wealth.
आश्रमेषु वृथाचार पारपा गुरुतल्पगाः। ऐहलौकिकमीहन्ते मांसशोणितवर्धनम्
In the hermitages, there is false conduct; some take forbidden foods, others violate their teacher's bed; they pursue only worldly gain, seeking to increase flesh and blood.
पारलौकिककार्येषु प्रमत्ता भृशनास्तिकाः'। बहुपाषण्डसंकीर्णाः परान्नगुणवादिनः। आश्रमा मनुजव्याघ्र न भवन्ति युगक्षये
In matters concerning the next world, they are negligent and deeply irreligious, filled with many heretical views, praising the virtues of food received from others; O tiger among men, in the end of the age, hermitages no longer exist.
यथर्तुवर्षी भगवान्न तथा पाकशासनः। न चापि सर्वभीजानि सम्यग्रोहन्ति भारत
The blessed lord of rain does not send the seasons as before, nor do all the seeds, O Bharata, sprout properly.
फलं धर्मस्य राजेन्द्र सर्वत्र परिहीयते। हिंसाभिरामश्च जनस्तथा संपद्यतेऽशुचिः। अधर्मफलमत्यर्थं तदा भवति चानघ
O king, the fruit of righteousness diminishes everywhere; people become fond of violence and thus impure; the fruit of unrighteousness greatly prevails at that time, O sinless one.
तदा च पृथिवीपाल यो भवेद्धर्मसंयुतः। अल्पायुः स हि मन्तव्यो न हि धर्मोस्ति कश्चन
Then, O protector of the earth, whoever is endowed with righteousness should be considered short-lived, for truly, there is no righteousness left.
भूयिष्ठं कूटमानैश्च पण्यं विक्रीणते जनाः। वणिजश्च नरव्याघ्र बहुमाया भवन्त्युत
People sell goods mostly with false weights, and merchants, O tiger among men, become exceedingly deceitful.
धर्मिष्ठाः परिहीयन्ते पापीयान्वर्धते जनः। धर्मस्य बलहानिः स्यादधर्मश्च बलायते
The righteous decline, while the wicked increase; the strength of righteousness wanes, and unrighteousness grows powerful.
अल्पायुषो दरिद्राश्च धर्मिष्ठा मानवास्तथा। दीर्घायुषः समृद्धाश्च विधर्माणो युगक्षये
The righteous among men become short-lived and poor, while the unrighteous, at the end of the age, are long-lived and prosperous.
नगराणआं विहारेषु विधर्माणो युगक्षये। अधर्मिष्ठैरुपायैश् प्रजा व्यवहरन्त्युत
In the public places of cities, at the end of the age, the unrighteous prevail; people conduct their affairs by unrighteous means.
संचयेन तथाऽल्पेन भवन्त्याढ्यमदान्विताः। धनं विश्वासतो न्यस्तं मिथो भूयिष्ठशो नराः
With little accumulation, people become wealthy and arrogant; trusting one another, they deposit wealth, but most are intent on taking it away.
हर्तुं व्यवसिता राजन्पापाचारसमनविताः। नैतदस्तीति मनुजा वर्तन्ते निरपत्रपाः
Intent on stealing, O king, and engaged in wicked conduct, people shamelessly say, 'This does not exist,' and behave accordingly.
पुरुषादानि सत्वानि पक्षिणोऽथ मृगास्तथा। नगराणां विहारेषु चैत्येष्वपि च शेरते
Man-eating beings, birds, and also beasts, dwell in the public places of cities and even in shrines.
सप्तवर्षाष्टवर्षाश्च स्त्रियो गर्भधरा नृप। दशद्वादशवर्षाणां पुंसां पुत्रः प्रजायते
O king, girls of seven or eight years become pregnant, and sons are born to boys of ten or twelve years.
भवन्ति षोडशे वर्षे नराः पलितिनस्तथा। आयुःक्षयो मनुष्याणां क्षिप्रमेव प्रपद्यते
At sixteen years, men become gray-haired; the span of human life quickly diminishes.
क्षीणायुषो महाराज तरुणा वृद्धशीलिनः। तरुणानां च यच्छीलं तद्वृद्धेषु प्रजायते
O great king, those with short lives are youthful in age but possess the habits of the old, and the habits of the young appear among the old.
विपरीतास्तदा नार्यो वञ्चयित्वाऽर्हतः पतीन्। व्युच्चरन्त्यपि दुःशीला दासैः पशुभिरेव च
At that time, women act contrary to custom, deceiving even worthy husbands; even those of bad conduct consort with servants and animals.
वीरपत्न्यस्तथा नार्यः संश्रयन्ति नरान्नृप। भर्तारमपि जीवन्तमन्यान्व्यभिचरन्त्युत
Similarly, O king, wives of heroes seek out other men, and even while their husbands live, they commit adultery with others.
तस्मिन्युगसहस्रान्ते संप्राप्ते चायुषः क्षये। अनावृष्टिर्महाराज जायते बहुवार्षिकी
At the end of a thousand ages, when the span of life is exhausted, O great king, a long drought arises.
ततस्तान्यल्पसाराणि सत्वानि क्षुधितानि वै। प्रलयं यान्ति भूयिष्ठं पृथिव्यां पृथिवीपते
Then, those creatures with little strength, afflicted by hunger, mostly perish upon the earth, O lord of the earth.
ततो दिनकरैर्दीप्तैः सप्तभिर्मनुजाधिप। पीयते सलिलं सर्वं समुद्रेषु सरित्सु च
Afterwards, O ruler of men, the seven blazing suns drink up all the water from the oceans and rivers.
यच्च रकाष्ठं तृणं चापि शुष्कं चार्द्रं च भारत। सर्वं तद्भस्मसाद्भूतं दृश्यते भरतर्षभ
Whatever is wood, grass, dry or moist, O descendant of Bharata, all is seen to become ashes.
ततः संवर्तको वह्निर्वायुना सह भारत। लोकमाविशते पूर्वमादित्यैरुपशोषितम्
Then, O Bharata, the fire of destruction, together with the wind, enters the world, which has already been dried up by the suns.
ततः स पृथिवीं भित्त्वा प्रविश्य च रसातलम्। रदेवदानवयक्षाणां भयं जनयते महत्
That fire, breaking through the earth and entering the underworld, causes great fear among the gods, demons, and yakshas.
निरदहन्नागलोकं च यच्च किंचित्क्षिताविह। अधस्तात्पृथिवीपाल सर्वं नाशयते क्षणात्
Burning the realm of nagas and whatever else exists below the earth, O protector of the earth, it destroys everything in an instant.
ततो योजनविंशानां सहस्राणि शतानि च। निर्दहत्यशिवो वायुः स च संवर्तकोऽनलः
Then, the wind and the destructive fire burn hundreds of thousands of yojanas.
सदेवासुरगन्धर्वं सयक्षोरगराक्षसम्। ततो दहति दीप्तः स सर्वमेव जगद्विभुः
That blazing lord burns all the worlds, including gods, demons, gandharvas, yakshas, nagas, and rakshasas.
ततो गजकुलप्रख्यास्तजिन्मालाविभूषिताः। उत्तिष्ठन्ति महामेघा नभस्यद्भुतदर्शनाः
Then, great clouds, adorned with rows of elephant-like forms and skins, rise up in the sky, wondrous to behold.