विप्रस्य विष्णुयशसः पुत्रः कल्किर्भविष्यति । नारायणकलांशश्च भगवान् बलिनां वरः
Kalki, the son of a Brahmin of Vishnu's fame, will be born; he will be a portion of Narayana, the foremost among the strong.
दीर्घेण करवालेन दीर्घघोटकवाहनः । म्लेच्छशून्यां च पृथिवीं त्रिरात्रेण करिष्यति
With a long sword and riding a swift horse, he will make the earth free of mlecchas in three nights.
निर्म्लेच्छां वसुधां कृत्वा चान्तर्धानं करिष्यति । अराजका च वसुधा दस्युग्रस्ता भविष्यति
Having made the earth free of mlecchas, he will vanish; the earth will be without a king and seized by bandits.
स्थूलाप्रमाणा षड्रात्रं वर्षधाराऽऽप्लुता मही । लोकशून्या वृक्षशून्या गृहशून्या भविष्यति
For six nights, the earth, flooded by heavy rains, will become devoid of people, trees, and houses.
ततश्च द्वादशादित्याः करिष्यन्त्युदयं मुने । प्राप्नोति शुष्कतां पृथ्वी समा तेषां च तेजसा
Then, O sage, the twelve suns will rise; by their radiance, the earth will become parched.
कलौ गते च दुर्धर्षे प्रवृत्ते च कृते युगे । तपःसत्त्वसमायुक्तो धर्मः पूर्णो भविष्यति
When Kali has passed, O unconquerable one, and the Krita age begins, righteousness endowed with austerity and purity will be complete.
तपस्विनश्च धर्मिष्ठा वेदज्ञा ब्राह्मणा भुवि । पतिव्रताश्च धर्मिष्ठा योषितश्च गृहे गृहे
On earth, ascetics devoted to righteousness, Brahmins learned in the Vedas, and chaste, righteous women will be found in every household.
राजानः क्षत्रियाः सर्वे विप्रभक्ता मनस्विनः । प्रतापवन्तो धर्मिष्ठाः पुण्यकर्मरताः सदा
All kings and Kshatriyas will be devoted to Brahmins, wise, powerful, righteous, and always engaged in virtuous deeds.
वैश्या वाणिज्यनिरता विप्रभक्ताश्च धार्मिकाः । शूद्राश्च पुण्यशीलाश्च धर्मिष्ठा विप्रसेविनः
The Vaishyas, devoted to commerce, and those who revere the Brahmins, are righteous; the Shudras, too, are virtuous and devoted to dharma, serving the Brahmins.
विप्रक्षत्रविशां वंशा देवीभक्तिपरायणाः । देवीमन्त्ररताः सर्वे देवीध्यानपरायणाः
The lineages of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaishyas are dedicated to devotion for the Goddess; all are absorbed in the Goddess's mantras and meditation upon Her.
श्रुतिस्मृतिपुराणज्ञाः पुमांस ऋतुगामिनः । लेशो नास्ति ह्यधर्मस्य पूर्णो धर्मः कृते युगे
Men are knowledgeable in the Vedas, Smritis, and Puranas, and follow the proper seasons; there is not even a trace of unrighteousness, for dharma is complete in the Krita Yuga.
धर्मस्त्रिपाच्च त्रेतायां द्विपाच्च द्वापरे ततः । कलौ वृत्ते चैकपाच्च सर्वलुप्तिस्ततः परम्
In Treta Yuga, dharma stands on three legs; in Dvapara, on two; and in Kali, only on one, after which all is lost.
वाराः सप्त तथा विप्र तिथयः षोडश स्मृताः । तथा द्वादश मासाश्च ऋतवश्च षडेव च
O Brahmin, there are seven days, sixteen lunar phases, twelve months, and six seasons remembered.
द्वौ पक्षौ चायने द्वे च चतुर्भिः प्रहरैर्दिनम् । चतुर्भिः प्रहरै रात्रिर्मासस्त्रिंशद्दिनैस्तथा
There are two fortnights and two solstices; the day is divided into four watches, as is the night; a month consists of thirty days.
वर्षं पञ्चविधं ज्ञेयं कालसंख्याविधिक्रमे । यथा चायान्ति यान्त्येव यथा युगचतुष्टयम्
The year is understood to have five kinds, according to the reckoning of time; as they come and go, so do the four Yugas.
वर्षे पूर्णे नराणां च देवानां च दिवानिशम् । शतत्रये षष्ठ्यधिके नराणां च युगे गते
When a year is completed for humans and gods, day and night pass; when three hundred and sixty years have elapsed for humans, an age is completed.
देवानां च युगं ज्ञेयं कालसंख्याविदां मतम् । मन्वन्तरं तु दिव्यानां युगानामेकसप्ततिः
The age of the gods is to be known according to the reckoning of time; a Manvantara for the divine is seventy-one ages.
मन्वन्तरसमं ज्ञेयमायुष्यञ्च शचीपतेः । अष्टाविंशतिमे चेन्द्रे गते ब्रह्मदिवानिशम्
The lifespan of Indra, O lord of Shachi, is equal to a Manvantara; when the twenty-eighth Indra has passed, a day and night of Brahma is completed.
अष्टोत्तरशते वर्षे गते पातश्च ब्रह्मणः । प्रलयः प्राकृतो ज्ञेयस्तत्रादृष्टा वसुन्धरा
When one hundred and eight years have passed, Brahma's fall occurs; then the natural dissolution is to be known, and the earth is unseen.
जलप्लुतानि विश्वानि ब्रह्मविष्णुशिवादयः । ऋषयो ज्ञानिनः सर्वे लीनाः सत्ये चिदात्मनि
All worlds are submerged in water; Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva, and others, as well as all sages and knowers, are absorbed in the true Self.
तत्रैव प्रकृतिर्लीना तत्र प्राकृतिको लयः । लये प्राकृतिके जाते पाते च ब्रह्मणो मुने
There, Prakriti is absorbed, and the natural dissolution takes place; when the natural dissolution occurs and Brahma falls, O sage,
निमेषमात्रं कालश्च श्रीदेव्याः प्रोच्यते मुने । एवं नश्यन्ति सर्वाणि ब्रह्माण्डान्यखिलानि च
The time of the Goddess is said to be but a moment, O sage; thus, all universes and Brahma's eggs are destroyed.
निमेषान्तरकालेन पुनः सृष्टिक्रमेण च । एवं कतिविधा सृष्टिर्लयः कतिविधोऽपि वा
With the interval of a moment, creation again proceeds in order; thus, there are many kinds of creation and many kinds of dissolution.
कति कल्पा गतायाताः संख्यां जानाति कः पुमान् । सृष्टीनां च लयानां च ब्रह्माण्डानां च नारद
Who knows the number of kalpas that have passed and will come? Who knows the count of creations, dissolutions, and universes, O Narada?
ब्रह्मादीनां च ब्रह्माण्डे संख्यां जानाति कः पुमान् । ब्रह्माण्डानां च सर्वेषामीश्वरश्चैक एव सः
Who among men knows the number of Brahmas in each universe? Of all universes, there is only one Lord.
सर्वेषां परमात्मा च सच्चिदानन्दरूपधृक् । ब्रह्मादयश्च तस्यांशास्तस्यांशश्च महाविराट्
He is the Supreme Self of all, bearing the form of existence, consciousness, and bliss; Brahma and others are His portions, and the Mahavirat is also His portion.
तस्यांशश्च विराट् क्षुद्रः सैवेयं प्रकृतिः परा । तस्याः सकाशात्सञ्जातोऽप्यर्धनारीश्वरस्ततः
A portion of her is the vast Virāṭ, and the minute; this very Prakṛti is supreme. From her, even Ardhanārīśvara was born.
सैव कृष्णो द्विधाभूतो द्विभुजश्च चतुर्भुजः । चतुर्भुजश्च वैकुण्ठे गोलोके द्विभुजः स्वयम्
She herself became Kṛṣṇa, manifesting in two forms: with two arms and with four arms; the four-armed one in Vaikuṇṭha, and in Goloka, the two-armed one himself.
ब्रह्मादितृणपर्यन्तं सर्वं प्राकृतिकं भवेत् । यद्यत्प्राकृतिकं सृष्टं सर्वं नश्वरमेव च
From Brahmā down to the blade of grass, all is of Prakṛti; whatever is created from Prakṛti is all indeed perishable.
एवंविधं सृष्टिहेतुं सत्यं नित्यं सनातनम् । स्वेच्छामयं परं ब्रह्म निर्गुणं प्रकृतेः परम्
Such is the cause of creation: true, eternal, and ancient; the supreme Brahman, beyond Prakṛti, formed of its own will, and without qualities.