शालग्रामो हरेर्मूर्त्तिर्जगन्नाथश्च भारतम्
Shalagrama, the form of Hari, and Jagannatha in Bharata,
वैष्णवाश्च पुराणानि शङ्खाश्च श्राद्धतर्पणम्
The Vaishnava Puranas, conch shells, rites of shraddha and tarpan,
हरिपूजा हरेर्नाम तत्कीर्त्तिगुणकीर्त्तनम्
Worship of Hari, the name of Hari, praise of his deeds and virtues,
सत्त्वं च सत्यं धर्मश्च वेदाश्च ग्राम्यदेवताः
Goodness, truth, righteousness, the Vedas, and village deities,
वामाचाररताः सर्वे मिथ्याकापट्यसंयुताः
All are devoted to left-handed practices, filled with falsehood and deceit.
एकादशीविहीनाश्च सर्वे धर्मविवर्जिताः
All are devoid of the observance of Ekadashi, and bereft of righteousness.
शठाः क्रूरा दाम्भिकाश्च महाहङ्कारसंयुताः
They are deceitful, cruel, hypocritical, and possessed of great arrogance.
पुंसां भेदस्तथा स्त्रीणां विवाहो वादनिर्णयः
There is division among men, and among women, marriage and disputes.
सर्वे जनाः स्त्रीवशाश्च पुंश्चल्यश्च गृहे गृहे 2.7.
All people are under the sway of women, and in every house, there is promiscuity.
गृहेश्वरी च गृहिणी गृही भृत्याधिकोऽधमः
The mistress of the house is the wife; the husband is inferior to the servant.
कर्त्तारो बलिनो गेहे योनिसम्बन्धिबान्धवाः
Those who act powerfully in the home are relatives connected by birth.
यथा परिचिता लोकास्तथा पुंसश्च बान्धवाः
Just as people are acquainted, so too are a man's relatives.
ब्रह्मक्षत्त्रियविट्शूद्रा जात्या चारविनिर्णयः
Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras are determined by birth and conduct.
म्लेच्छाचारा भविष्यन्ति वर्णाश्चत्वार एव च ब्रह्मक्षत्रविशां वंशाः शूद्राणां सेवकाः कलौ
The four varnas will adopt the ways of mlecchas, and the lineages of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas will serve the Shudras in the Kali age.
सूपकारा भविष्यन्ति धावका वृषवाहकाः
They will become cooks, runners, and bullock-cart drivers.
फलहीनाश्च तरवोऽपत्यहीनाश्च योषितः
The trees will be without fruit, and women will be without children.
दम्पती प्रीतिहीनौ च गृहिणः सुखवर्जिताः
Husbands and wives will lack affection, and householders will be deprived of happiness.
जलहीना नदा नद्यो दीर्घिकाः कन्दरादयः
Rivers, streams, ponds, and caves will be without water.
लक्षेषु पुण्यवान्कोऽपि न तिष्ठति ततः परम् 2.7.
Among hundreds of thousands, not even one virtuous person will remain thereafter.
कुवार्त्ताः कुत्सितपथा भविष्यन्ति ततः परम्
After that, there will be wicked occupations and disgraceful ways.
केचित्स्वल्पकुटीरेण नरेण च समन्विताः
Some people will live together in small huts.
अरण्यवासिनः सर्वे जनाश्च करपीडिताः
All people dwelling in forests will be oppressed by taxes.
क्षेत्राणि सस्यहीनानि प्रकृष्टान्यर्थतः परम्
Fields will be without crops, and the best lands will be lost for their purpose.
प्रकृष्टवंशजा हीना भविष्यन्ति कलौ युगे
Those born in noble lineages will become degraded in the Kali age.
पापिनः पुण्यवन्तश्चाप्यशिष्टः शिष्ट एव च
The sinful and the virtuous, the undisciplined and the disciplined, will be alike.
तपस्विनः पातकिनो विष्णुभक्ता अवैष्णवाः
Ascetics will be sinners, and devotees of Vishnu will be non-devotees.
भिक्षुवेषधरा धूर्त्ता निन्दन्त्युपहसन्ति च
Rogues wearing the garb of mendicants will insult and mock others.
पूजितास्ते भविष्यन्ति वञ्चका ज्ञानदुर्बलाः
Those deceivers, weak in knowledge, will be honored.
अल्पायुषो जरायुक्ता यौवनेषु कलौ युगे 2.7.
In the Kali age, people will have short lives and old age will come in youth.
अष्टवर्षा च युवती रजोयुक्ता च गर्भिणी
A girl of eight years will be a young woman, menstruating and pregnant.