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.
मृगैर् मत्स्यैर् विहंगैश् च श्वापदैः सर्पकीटकैः मधुशाकफलैर् मूलैर् वर्तयिष्यन्ति मानवाः
People will subsist on animals, fish, birds, wild beasts, snakes, insects, honey, vegetables, fruits, and roots.
शीर्णपर्णफलाहारा वल्कलान्य् अजिनानि च स्वयं कृत्वा निवत्स्यन्ति यथा मुनिजनस् तथा
Living on fallen leaves and fruits, having made bark garments and skins themselves, they will dwell as the sages do.
बीजानाम् अकृतस्नेहा आहताः काष्ठशङ्कुभिः अजैडकं खरोष्ट्रं च पालयिष्यन्ति नित्यशः
Without oiling seeds, struck with wooden stakes, they will always tend goats, sheep, donkeys, and camels.
नदीस्रोतांसि रोत्स्यन्ति तोयार्थं कूलम् आश्रिताः पक्वान्नव्यवहारेण विपणन्तः परस्परम्
They will dig river streams for water, settle on the banks, and trade among themselves with cooked food as their means of exchange.
तनूरुहैर् यथाजातैः समलान्तरसंभृतैः बह्वपत्याः प्रजाहीनाः कुलशीलविवर्जिताः
Just as body hair grows, so too will impurity accumulate within; many will have children, yet lack progeny, and be devoid of family virtue and good conduct.
एवं भविष्यन्ति तदा नराश् चाधर्मजीविनः हीना हीनं तथा धर्मं प्रजा समनुवत्स्यति
At that time, people will live unrighteously; the deficient will follow deficient dharma, and the populace will adopt it accordingly.
आयुस् तत्र च मर्त्यानां परं त्रिंशद् भविष्यति दुर्बला विषयग्लाना जराशोकैर् अभिप्लुताः
There, the maximum lifespan for mortals will be thirty years; weak, exhausted by sensual pursuits, overwhelmed by old age and sorrow.
भविष्यन्ति तदा तेषां रोगैर् इन्द्रियसंक्षयः आयुःप्रत्ययसंरोधाद् विषयाद् उपरंस्यते
Then, among them, diseases will cause the decline of the senses; due to obstruction of life expectancy, they will turn away from pleasures.
शुश्रूषवो भविष्यन्ति साधूनां दर्शने रताः सत्यं च प्रतिपत्स्यन्ति व्यवहारोपसंक्षयात्
They will become attentive, delighting in the sight of the virtuous; they will embrace truth, as social dealings diminish.
भविष्यन्ति च कामानाम् अलाभाद् धर्मशीलिनः करिष्यन्ति च संस्कारं स्वयं च क्षयपीडिताः
Due to lack of fulfillment of desires, they will become righteous; they will perform rites themselves, afflicted by decay.