अत ऊर्ध्वं च्युते धर्मे गुणहीनाः प्रजास् तथा शीलव्यसनम् आसाद्य प्राप्स्यन्ति ह्रासम् आयुषः
After this, when righteousness has declined, people lacking in virtue, having fallen into vice, will experience a decrease in lifespan.
आयुर्हान्या बलग्नानिर् बलग्नान्या विवर्णता वैवर्ण्याद् व्याधिसंपीडा निर्वेदो व्याधिपीडनात्
Lifespan will diminish, strength will be lost, and from that loss of strength will come loss of color; from loss of color, affliction by disease; from the pain of disease, despondency.
निर्वेदाद् आत्मसंबोधः संबोधाद् धर्मशीलता एवं गत्वा परां काष्ठां प्रपत्स्यन्ति कृतं युगम्
From despondency will arise self-knowledge; from self-knowledge, righteousness and good conduct. Thus, having reached the highest limit, they will attain the Krita age.
उद्देशतो धर्मशीलाः केचिन् मध्यस्थतां गताः किंधर्मशीलाः केचित् तु केचिद् अत्र कुतूहलाः
Some will be devoted to righteousness in certain places, some will remain neutral, some will have uncertain righteousness, and some will be merely curious about it.
प्रत्यक्षम् अनुमानं च प्रमाणम् इति निश्चिताः अप्रमाणं करिष्यन्ति सर्वम् इत्य् अपरे जनाः
Some people, convinced that direct perception and inference are the means of knowledge, will act as if there is no valid standard for anything at all.
नास्तिक्यपरताश् चापि केचिद् धर्मविलोपकाः भविष्यन्ति नरा मूढा द्विजाः पण्डितमानिनः
Some men, intent on atheism and destroyers of righteousness, will be foolish, and among the twice-born, some will pride themselves on being learned.
तदात्वमात्रश्रद्धेया शास्त्रज्ञानबहिष्कृताः दाम्भिकास् ते भविष्यन्ति नरा ज्ञानविलोपिताः
At that time, people will trust only what is present, excluding scriptural knowledge; they will be hypocrites, bereft of true knowledge.
तथा विलुलिते धर्मे जनाः श्रेष्ठपुरस्कृताः शुभान् समाचरिष्यन्ति दानशीलपरायणाः
Thus, when righteousness is in disarray, those people who are considered the best will practice good deeds, devoted to charity and virtuous conduct.
सर्वभक्षाः स्वयंगुप्ता निर्घृणा निरपत्रपाः भविष्यन्ति तदा लोके तत् कषायस्य लक्षणम्
At that time, people in the world will eat anything, protect themselves, be pitiless and shameless; this is the sign of the age of impurity.
कषायोपप्लवे काले ज्ञाननिष्ठाप्रणाशने सिद्धिम् अल्पेन कालेन प्राप्स्यन्ति निरुपस्कृताः
In the time of the rise of impurity, when the foundation of knowledge is destroyed, those who are unadorned will attain success in a short time.
विप्राणां शाश्वतीं वृत्तिं यदा वर्णावरे जनाः संश्रयिष्यन्ति भो विप्रास् तत् कषायस्य लक्षणम्
When people of lower castes take up the eternal livelihood of the Brahmins, O Brahmins, that is a sign of the age of impurity.
महायुद्धं महावर्षं महावातं महातपः भविष्यति युगे क्षीणे तत् कषायस्य लक्षणम्
There will be great wars, great rains, great winds, and great heat when the age declines; this is the sign of the age of impurity.
विप्ररूपेण यक्षांसि राजानः कर्णवेदिनः पृथिवीम् उपभोक्ष्यन्ति युगान्ते समुपस्थिते
At the end of the age, yakshas in the form of Brahmins and kings with pierced ears will enjoy the earth.
निःस्वाध्यायवषट्काराः कुनेतारो ऽभिमानिनः क्रव्यादा ब्रह्मरूपेण सर्वभक्ष्या वृथाव्रताः
Without study or ritual, bad leaders, arrogant, flesh-eaters in the guise of Brahmins, eating anything, and observing empty vows.
मूर्खाश् चार्थपरा लुब्धाः क्षुद्राः क्षुद्रपरिच्छदाः व्यवहारोपवृत्ताश् च च्युता धर्माश् च शाश्वतात्
Foolish, greedy for wealth, covetous, mean, with meager possessions, engaged in corrupt dealings, and fallen from eternal righteousness.
हर्तारः पररत्नानां परदारप्रधर्षकाः कामात्मानो दुरात्मानः सोपधाः प्रियसाहसाः
They will steal others' jewels, violate others' wives, be driven by desire, wicked, deceitful, and fond of risky pleasures.
तेषु प्रभवमाणेषु जनेष्व् अपि च सर्वशः अभाविनो भविष्यन्ति मुनयो बहुरूपिणः
Even among these people who are flourishing, there will arise many sages of various forms who will not endure.
कलौ युगे समुत्पन्नाः प्रधानपुरुषाश् च ये कथायोगेन तान् सर्वान् पूजयिष्यन्ति मानवाः
In the Kali age, those who become prominent and principal men will all be worshipped by people through the telling of stories.
सस्यचौरा भविष्यन्ति तथा चैलापहारिणः भोक्ष्यभोज्यहराश् चैव करण्डानां च हारिणः
There will be thieves of crops, as well as those who steal clothes, those who take food and provisions, and those who rob baskets.
चौराश् चौरस्य हर्तारो हन्ता हन्तुर् भविष्यति चौरैश् चौरक्षये चापि कृते क्षेमं भविष्यति
Thieves will rob thieves, killers will kill killers, and when thieves are destroyed by other thieves, there will be safety.
निःसारे क्षुभिते काले निष्क्रिये संव्यवस्थिते नरा वनं श्रयिष्यन्ति करभारप्रपीडिताः
When the time is unstable, devoid of substance, and action has ceased, people, oppressed by burdens, will seek refuge in the forests.
यज्ञकर्मण्य् उपरते रक्षांसि श्वापदानि च कीटमूषिकसर्पाश् च धर्षयिष्यन्ति मानवान्
When sacrificial rites have ceased, demons, wild beasts, insects, mice, and serpents will attack people.
क्षेमं सुभिक्षम् आरोग्यं सामग्र्यं चैव बन्धुषु उद्देशेषु नराः श्रेष्ठा भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये
At the end of the age, those people who are best among their kin will find safety, abundance, health, and resources in certain places.
स्वयंपालाः स्वयं चौराः प्लवसंभारसंभृताः मण्डलैः संभविष्यन्ति देशे देशे पृथक् पृथक्
People will be their own protectors and their own thieves, gathering what they need for survival, and will form groups in different regions, each separate from the others.
स्वदेशेभ्यः परिभ्रष्टा निःसाराः सह बन्धुभिः नराः सर्वे भविष्यन्ति तदा कालपरिक्षयात्
Driven out from their own lands, devoid of substance, together with their relatives, all people will become so due to the exhaustion of time.
ततः सर्वे समादाय कुमारान् प्रद्रुता भयात् कौशिकीं संतरिष्यन्ति नराः क्षुद्भयपीडिताः
Then, out of fear, all people, taking their children, will flee and cross the Kauśikī river, afflicted by hunger and fear.
अङ्गान् वङ्गान् कलिङ्गांश् च काश्मीरान् अथ कोशलान् ऋषिकान्तगिरिद्रोणीः संश्रयिष्यन्ति मानवाः
People will seek refuge in Aṅga, Vaṅga, Kaliṅga, Kāśmīra, Kośala, and the valleys at the ends of the Ṛṣi mountains.
कृत्स्नं च हिमवत्पार्श्वं कूलं च लवणाम्भसः विविधं जीर्णपत्त्रं च वल्कलान्य् अजिनानि च
They will take shelter along the entire side of the Himalayas, on the banks of the salty sea, and with various old leaves, bark garments, and animal skins.
स्वयं कृत्वा निवत्स्यन्ति तस्मिन् भूते युगक्षये अरण्येषु च वत्स्यन्ति नरा म्लेच्छगणैः सह
Having made these themselves, they will dwell there at the end of the age; people will live in the forests together with groups of foreigners.
नैव शून्या नवारण्या भविष्यति वसुंधरा अगोप्तारश् च गोप्तारो भविष्यन्ति नराधिपाः
The earth will not become empty or forested anew; kings will become both protectors and non-protectors.