वित्तेन भविता पुंसां स्वल्पेनैव मदः कलौ स्त्रीणां रूपमदश् चैव केशैर् एव भविष्यति
In the Kali age, men will become proud with even a little wealth, and women will take pride in their beauty merely because of their hair.
सुवर्णमणिरत्नादौ वस्त्रे चोपक्षयं गते कलौ स्त्रियो भविष्यन्ति तदा केशैर् अलंकृताः
When gold, jewels, and precious stones, as well as fine garments, become scarce in the Kali age, women will adorn themselves only with their hair.
परित्यक्ष्यन्ति भर्तारं वित्तहीनं तथा स्त्रियः भर्ता भविष्यति कलौ वित्तवान् एव योषिताम्
Women will abandon husbands who are without wealth, and in the Kali age, only a wealthy man will be considered a husband by women.
यो यो ददाति बहुलं स स स्वामी तदा नृणाम् स्वामित्वहेतुसंबन्धो भविताभिजनस् तदा
Whoever gives generously will be regarded as the master among men, and in that time, the connection of mastery will be based on wealth.
गृहान्ता द्रव्यसंघाता द्रव्यान्ता च तथा मतिः अर्थाश् चाथोपभोगान्ता भविष्यन्ति तदा कलौ
In the Kali age, households will end with the accumulation of goods, thoughts will end with possessions, and even pleasures will end with wealth.
स्त्रियः कलौ भविष्यन्ति स्वैरिण्यो ललितस्पृहाः अन्यायावाप्तवित्तेषु पुरुषेषु स्पृहालवः
In the Kali age, women will be independent and desirous of pleasure, and they will long for men who have acquired wealth unjustly.
अभ्यर्थितो ऽपि सुहृदा स्वार्थहानिं तु मानवः पणस्यार्धार्धमात्रे ऽपि करिष्यति तदा द्विजाः
Even when requested by a friend, a man will act for his own benefit, and for even half or a quarter of a coin, O twice-born, he will do so.
सदा सपौरुषं चेतो भावि विप्र तदा कलौ क्षीरप्रदानसंबन्धि भाति गोषु च गौरवम्
O sage, in the Kali age, people will always have minds set on self-interest, and respect for cows will be only for their milk-giving.
अनावृष्टिभयात् प्रायः प्रजाः क्षुद्भयकातराः भविष्यन्ति तदा सर्वा गगनासक्तदृष्टयः
Out of fear of drought, all people will be anxious about hunger, and at that time, their eyes will always be fixed on the sky.
मूलपर्णफलाहारास् तापसा इव मानवाः आत्मानं घातयिष्यन्ति तदावृष्ट्याभिदुःखिताः
Like ascetics, people will subsist on roots, leaves, and fruits, and, afflicted by the pain of famine, they will end their own lives.
दुर्भिक्षम् एव सततं सदा क्लेशम् अनीश्वराः प्राप्स्यन्ति व्याहतसुखं प्रमादान् मानवाः कलौ
In the Kali age, people will constantly suffer famine and hardship, lacking resources, and because of negligence, their happiness will be obstructed.
अस्नातभोजिनो नाग्निदेवतातिथिपूजनम् करिष्यन्ति कलौ प्राप्ते न च पिण्डोदकक्रियाम्
When the Kali age arrives, people will eat without bathing, and will not perform worship for fire, deities, or guests, nor will they offer the rites of food and water to ancestors.
लोलुपा ह्रस्वदेहाश् च बह्वन्नादनतत्पराः बहुप्रजाल्पभाग्याश् च भविष्यन्ति कलौ स्त्रियः
In the Kali age, women will be greedy, of short stature, intent on eating much food, and prone to excessive talk.
उभाभ्याम् अथ पाणिभ्यां शिरःकण्डूयनं स्त्रियः कुर्वत्यो गुरुभर्तॄणाम् आज्ञां भेत्स्यन्त्य् अनावृताः
Women will scratch their heads with both hands, and, uncovered, will break the commands of their elders and husbands.
स्वपोषणपराः क्रुद्धा देहसंस्कारवर्जिताः परुषानृतभाषिण्यो भविष्यन्ति कलौ स्त्रियः
In the Kali age, women will be devoted only to their own maintenance, angry, neglectful of bodily care, and will speak harsh lies.
दुःशीला दुष्टशीलेषु कुर्वत्यः सततं स्पृहाम् असद्वृत्ता भविष्यन्ति पुरुषेषु कुलाङ्गनाः
Women of noble families will become of bad conduct, constantly desiring men of wicked character.
वेदादानं करिष्यन्ति वडवाश् च तथाव्रताः गृहस्थाश् च न होष्यन्ति न दास्यन्त्य् उचितान्य् अपि
Women who are unchaste will recite the Vedas, and householders will not perform their proper duties nor give what is appropriate.
भवेयुर् वनवासा वै ग्राम्याहारपरिग्रहाः भिक्षवश् चापि पुत्रा हि स्नेहसंबन्धयन्त्रकाः
Those who dwell in the forest will accept food from the village, and even beggars will be bound to their sons by the ties of affection.
अरक्षितारो हर्तारः शुल्कव्याजेन पार्थिवाः हारिणो जनवित्तानां संप्राप्ते च कलौ युगे
When the Kali age arrives, rulers will not protect but will plunder, taking wealth from the people under the pretext of taxes.
यो यो ऽश्वरथनागाढ्यः स स राजा भविष्यति यश् च यश् चाबलः सर्वः स स भृत्यः कलौ युगे
Whoever possesses horses, chariots, or elephants will become king, and whoever lacks strength will become a servant in the Kali age.
वैश्याः कृषिवणिज्यादि संत्यज्य निजकर्म यत् शूद्रवृत्त्या भविष्यन्ति कारुकर्मोपजीविनः
The Vaishyas, abandoning their own duties such as farming and trade, will live by crafts, adopting the livelihood of Shudras.
भैक्ष्यव्रतास् तथा शूद्राः प्रव्रज्यालिङ्गिनो ऽधमाः पाखण्डसंश्रयां वृत्तिम् आश्रयिष्यन्त्य् असंस्कृताः
Likewise, Shudras will take up the vow of begging, wear the garb of renunciants, and the lowest among them, uninitiated, will adopt the ways of heretics.
दुर्भिक्षकरपीडाभिर् अतीवोपद्रुता जनाः गोधूमान्नयवान्नाद्यान् देशान् यास्यन्ति दुःखिताः
People, afflicted by famine and oppressive taxes, will suffer greatly and migrate to regions where wheat, barley, and other foods are available.
वेदमार्गे प्रलीने च पाखण्डाढ्ये ततो जने अधर्मवृद्ध्या लोकानाम् अल्पम् आयुर् भविष्यति
When the path of the Vedas is lost and heretics abound among people, due to the growth of unrighteousness, the lifespan of humanity will diminish.
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यमानेषु वै तपः नरेषु नृपदोषेण बालमृत्युर् भविष्यति
When people practice severe austerities not prescribed by scripture, due to the faults of rulers, there will be premature death among children.
भवित्री योषितां सूतिः पञ्चषट्सप्तवार्षिकी नवाष्टदशवर्षाणां मनुष्याणां तथा कलौ
In the Kali age, women will give birth at five, six, or seven years old, and humans at nine, eight, or eighteen years.
पलितोद्गमश् च भविता तदा द्वादशवार्षिकः न जीविष्यति वै कश्चित् कलौ वर्षाणि विंशतिम्
At that time, gray hair will appear at twelve years of age, and no one will live for twenty years in the Kali age.
अल्पप्रज्ञा वृथालिङ्गा दुष्टान्तःकरणाः कलौ यतस् ततो विनश्यन्ति कालेनाल्पेन मानवाः
With little wisdom, false appearances, and corrupted minds, people in Kali perish quickly due to the brevity of their lives.
यदा यदा हि पाखण्डवृत्तिर् अत्रोपलक्ष्यते तदा तदा कलेर् वृद्धिर् अनुमेया विचक्षणैः
Whenever the conduct of heretics is observed here, then the wise may infer the increase of Kali.
यदा यदा सतां हानिर् वेदमार्गानुसारिणाम् तदा तदा कलेर् वृद्धिर् अनुमेया विचक्षणैः
Whenever there is a decline among the virtuous who follow the Vedic path, then the wise may infer the growth of Kali.