म्लेच्छाचाराः सर्वमभक्षा दारुणा सर्वकर्मसु। भाविन पश्चिमे काले मनुष्या नात्र संशयः
People will follow foreign customs, eat forbidden things, and be harsh in all their actions in the final age—of this there is no doubt.
क्रयविक्रयकाले च सर्वः सर्वस्य वञ्चनम्। युगान्ते भरतश्रेष्ठ वित्तलोभात्करिष्यति
At the time of buying and selling, everyone will cheat everyone, O best of the Bharatas, driven by greed for wealth at the end of the age.
ज्ञानानि चाप्यविज्ञाय करिष्यन्ति क्रियास्तथा। आत्मच्छन्देन वर्तन्ते युगान्ते समुपस्थिते
Without true understanding, people will perform rituals and acts; when the age ends, they will act only according to their own desires.
स्वभावात्क्रूरकर्माणश्चान्योन्यमभिशंसिनः। भवितारो जनाः सर्वे संप्राप्ते तु युगक्षये
By nature, all people will be cruel in their deeds and speak ill of each other when the age comes to its end.
आरामांश्चैव वृक्षांश्च नाशयिष्यन्ति निर्व्यथाः। भविता संशयो लोके जीवितस्य हि देहिनाम्
Without hesitation, they will destroy gardens and trees; there will be doubt in the world about the value of life itself.
तथा लोभाभिभूताश्च भविष्यन्ति नरा नृप। ब्राह्मणांश्च हनिष्यन्ति ब्राह्मणस्वोपभोगिनः
So too, O king, men will be overcome by greed; they will kill Brahmins and seize the possessions meant for Brahmins.
हाहाकृता द्विजाश्चैव भयार्ता वृषलार्दिताः। त्रातारमलाभन्तो वै भ्रमिष्यनति महीमिमाम्
The twice-born, crying out in distress and tormented by outcastes, will wander the earth in search of a protector, but find none.
जीवितान्तकराः क्रूरा रौद्राः प्राणिविहिंसकाः। यदा भविष्यन्ति नरास्तदा संक्षेप्स्यते युगम्
When people become deadly, cruel, fierce, and killers of living beings, then the age will come to its close.
आश्रयिष्यन्ति च नदी पर्वतान्विषमाणि च। प्रधावमाना वित्रस्ता द्विजाः कुरुकुलोद्वह
Terrified and fleeing, O best of the Kurus, the twice-born will take refuge in rivers, mountains, and rugged places.
दस्युभिः पीडिता राजन्काका इव द्विजोत्तमाः। कुराजभिश्च सततं करभारप्रपीडिताः
Oppressed by bandits, O king, the foremost of the twice-born will be like crows, and constantly burdened by the Kurus' taxes.
धैर्यं त्यक्त्वा महीपाल दारुणे युगसंक्षये। विकर्माणि करिष्यन्ति शूद्राणां परिचारकाः
Abandoning courage at the dreadful end of the age, O protector of the earth, the attendants of the Shudras will commit unrighteous deeds.
शूद्रा धर्मं प्रवक्ष्यन्ति ब्राह्मणाः पर्युपासकाः। श्रोतारश्च भविष्यन्ति प्रामाण्येन व्यवस्थिताः
Shudras will expound dharma, while Brahmins will serve them; and listeners will be established as authorities.
विपरीतश्च लोकोऽयं भविष्यत्यधरोत्तरः। एडूकान्पूजयिष्यन्ति वर्जयिष्यन्ति देवताः। शूद्राश्च प्रभविष्यन्ति न द्विजा युगसंक्षये
This world will become inverted and degenerate; people will worship idols and neglect the gods; Shudras will become powerful, not the twice-born, at the end of the age.
आश्रमेषुमहर्षीणां ब्राह्मणावसथेषु च। देवस्थानेषु चैत्येषु नागानामालयेषु च
In the hermitages of great sages, in Brahmin dwellings, in temples, shrines, and serpent abodes—
एडूकचिह्ना पृथिवी न देवगृहभूषिता। भविष्यति युगे क्षीणे तद्युगान्तस्य लक्षणम्
The earth will be marked with idol symbols, not adorned by houses of the gods; this will be a sign of the age's decline.
दा रौद्रा धर्महीना मांसादाः पानपास्तथा। भविष्यन्ति नरा नित्यं तदा संक्षेप्स्यते युगम्
Men will be fierce, unrighteous, eaters of flesh, and addicted to drink; then the age will contract.
पुष्पं पुष्पे यदा राजन्फले वा फलमाश्रितम्। प्रजास्यति महाराज तदा संक्षेप्स्यते युगम्
When, O king, a flower grows upon a flower, or a fruit upon a fruit, then, O great king, the age will contract.
अकालवर्षी पर्जन्यो भविष्यति गते युगे। अक्रमेण मनुष्याणां भविष्यनति तदा क्रियाः
When the age has passed, the clouds will rain out of season; then, human actions will proceed without order.
विरोधमथ यास्यनति वृषला ब्राह्मणैः सह। मही म्लेच्छजनाकीर्णा भविष्यति ततोऽचिरात्
Then, the outcastes will come into conflict with the Brahmins; the earth will soon be filled with foreign peoples.
करभारभयाद्विप्रा भजिष्यन्ति दिशो दश। `अन्यायवर्तिनश्चापि भविष्यनति नराधिपाः
Out of fear of taxes and burdens, the Brahmins will flee in all ten directions; and kings will act unjustly.
निर्विशेषा जनपदास्तथा विष्टिकरार्दिताः। आश्रमानुपलप्स्यन्ति फलमूलोपजीविनः
The regions will be undistinguished, afflicted by forced labor; those living on fruits and roots will seek out hermitages.
एवं पर्याकुले लोके मर्यादा न भविष्यति। `ब्राह्मणःक्षत्रियावैश्याः परित्यक्ष्यन्ति सत्क्रियाम्' न स्थास्यन्त्युपदेशे च शिष्या विप्रियकारिणः
In such a world, thrown into confusion, there will be no boundaries; Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas will abandon proper rites, and disobedient students will not remain under instruction.
आचार्योपनिधिश्चैव भर्त्स्यते तदनन्तरम्। अर्थयुक्त्या प्रवात्स्यन्ति मित्रसंबन्धिबान्धवाः
Then, even the teacher's fee will be scorned; friends, relatives, and companions will speak only for the sake of gain.
अभावः सर्वभूतानां युगान्ते संभविष्यति। दिशः प्रज्वलिता सर्वा नक्षत्राण्यप्रभाणि च
At the end of the age, there will be destruction of all beings; all directions will blaze, and the stars will lose their light.
प्रधूपितानि ज्योतींषि वाताः पर्याकुलास्तथा। उल्कापाताश्च बहवो महाभयनिदर्शकाः
The lights will be obscured, the winds will be turbulent, and many meteor showers will appear, indicating great terror.
षङ्भिरन्यैश्च सहितो भास्करः प्रतपिष्यति। तुमुलाश्चापि निर्ह्रादा दिग्दाहाश्चापि सर्वशः। कबन्धान्तर्हितो भानुरुदयास्तमने तदा
The sun, joined by six others, will burn fiercely; there will be tumultuous roars and burning of all directions; the sun will rise and set hidden within a headless trunk.
अकालवर्षी भगवान्भविष्यति सहस्रदृक्। सस्यानि च न रोक्ष्यन्ति युगान्ते पर्युपस्थिते
The revered one with a thousand eyes will send rain out of season, and when the end of the age approaches, the crops will not grow.
अभीक्ष्णं क्रूरवादिन्यः परुषा रदितप्रियाः। भर्तॄणां वचने चैव न स्थास्यन्ति ततः स्त्रियः
Women will speak harshly and cruelly, delighting in quarrels, and they will no longer obey their husbands' words.
पुत्राश्च मातापितरौ हनिष्यन्ति युगक्षये। सूदयिष्यन्ति च पतीन्स्त्रियः पुत्रानपाश्रिताः
At the end of the age, sons will kill their own parents, and women, depending on their sons, will destroy their husbands.
अपर्वणि महाराज सूर्यं राहुरुपैष्यति। युगान्ते हुतभुक्वापि सर्वतः प्रज्वलिष्यति
O great king, at improper times Rahu will seize the sun, and at the end of the age, even fire will blaze everywhere.