गुणहीनास्तु तिष्ठन्ति धर्मस्य द्वापरस्य तु तथैव संध्या पादेन अंशस्तस्यां प्रतिष्ठितः
Those devoid of virtue remain, and likewise, in the twilight of Dvāpara, only a portion of dharma stands established.
द्वापरस्य तु पर्याये पुष्यस्य च निबोधत द्वापरस्यांशशेषे तु प्रतिपत्तिः कलेरथ
Now hear of the transition of Dvāpara and Puṣya; when only a remnant of Dvāpara remains, then comes the rise of Kali.
हिंसा स्तेयानृतं माया दम्भश्चैव तपस्विनाम् एते स्वभावाः पुष्यस्य साधयन्ति च ताः प्रजाः
Violence, theft, falsehood, deceit, and hypocrisy among ascetics—these are the natural traits in Puṣya, and the people practice them.
एष धर्मः स्मृतः कृत्स्नो धर्मश्च परिहीयते मनसा कर्मणा वाचा वार्त्ताः सिध्यन्ति वा न वा
This is called the complete dharma, but dharma declines by mind, deed, and word; dealings succeed or fail.
कलिः प्रमारको रोगः सततं चापि क्षुद्भयम् अनावृष्टिभयं चैव देशानां च विपर्ययः
Kali is the destroyer, disease is constant, and there is always fear of hunger, drought, and upheaval among lands.
न प्रमाणे स्थितिर्ह्यस्ति पुष्ये घोरे युगे कलौ गर्भस्थो म्रियते कश्चिद् यौवनस्थस्तथा परः
There is no stability in standards during the dreadful age of Puṣya and Kali; some die in the womb, others in youth.
स्थाविर्ये मध्यकौमारे म्रियन्ते च कलौ प्रजाः अल्पतेजोबलाः पापा महाकोपा ह्यधार्मिकाः
In old age, in middle age, or in childhood, people die in Kali; they are weak in energy and strength, sinful, greatly angry, and unrighteous.
अनृतव्रतलुब्धाश्च पुष्ये चैव प्रजाः स्थिताः दुरिष्टैर्दुरधीतैश्च दुराचारैर्दुरागमैः
In Puṣya, people are addicted to false vows and greed, and are characterized by evil conduct, poor learning, bad behavior, and wicked ways.
विप्राणां कर्मदोषैस्तैः प्रजानां जायते भयम् हिंसा मानस्तथेर्ष्या च क्रोधो ऽसूयाक्षमाधृतिः
Because of the faults in the actions of the Brahmins, fear arises among the people—violence, pride, envy, anger, jealousy, impatience, and lack of endurance.
पुष्ये भवन्ति जन्तूनां लोभो मोहश्च सर्वशः संक्षोभो जायते ऽत्यर्थं कलिमासाद्य वै युगम्
In Puṣya, greed and delusion arise in all beings; great agitation is born when the age of Kali is reached.
नाधीयते तथा वेदान् न यजन्ते द्विजातयः उत्सीदन्ति तथा चैव वैश्यैः सार्धं तु क्षत्रियाः
The Vedas are not studied, nor are sacrifices performed by the twice-born; and thus, along with the Vaiśyas, the Kṣatriyas decline.
शूद्राणां मन्त्रयोनिस्तु सम्बन्धो ब्राह्मणैः सह भवतीह कलौ तस्मिञ् छयनासनभोजनैः
The source of mantras for the Śūdras is their connection with the Brahmins; in Kali, this occurs through sharing beds, seats, and meals.
राजानः शूद्रभूयिष्ठाः पाषण्डानां प्रवृत्तयः काषायिणश्च निष्कच्छास् तथा कापालिनश्च ह
Kings are mostly Śūdras, and heretical sects prevail; those in ochre robes without sacred threads, and those with skulls, are seen.
ये चान्ये देवव्रतिनस् तथा ये धर्मदूषकाः दिव्यवृत्ताश्च ये केचिद् वृत्त्यर्थं श्रुतिलिङ्गिनः
And others who take divine vows, those who corrupt dharma, and those who adopt sacred marks for livelihood—all these exist.
एवंविधाश्च ये केचिद् भवन्तीह कलौ युगे अधीयते तदा वेदाञ् छूद्रा धर्मार्थकोविदाः
Such people arise in the Kali age; at that time, Śūdras, skilled in dharma and artha, study the Vedas.
यजन्ते ह्यश्वमेधैस्तु राजानः शूद्रयोनयः स्त्रीबालगोवधं कृत्वा हत्वा चैव परस्परम्
Kings of Śūdra origin perform horse sacrifices, having killed women, children, and cows, and also slaying each other.
उपहत्य तथान्योन्यं साधयन्ति तदा प्रजाः दुःखप्रचुरताल्पायुर् देशोत्सादः सरोगता
Having struck down one another, the people survive; suffering is abundant, lifespans are short, lands are destroyed, and disease prevails.
अधर्माभिनिवेशित्वं तमोवृत्तं कलौ स्मृतम् भ्रूणहत्या प्रजानां न तथा ह्येवं प्रवर्तते
Attachment to unrighteousness and conduct of darkness are said to mark Kali; the killing of embryos among people does not occur as it did before.
तस्मादायुर्बलं रूपं प्रहीयन्ते कलौ युगे दुःखेनाभिप्लुतानां च परमायुः शतं नृणाम्
Therefore, in the Kali age, lifespan, strength, and beauty decline; for those overwhelmed by suffering, the highest lifespan for humans is a hundred years.
भूत्वा च न भवन्तीह वेदाः कलियुगे ऽखिलाः उत्सीदन्ते तथा यज्ञाः केवलं धर्महेतवः
And here, in the Kali age, the Vedas no longer remain in their entirety; likewise, sacrifices perish, existing only for the sake of righteousness.
एषा कलियुगावस्था संध्यांशौ तु निबोधत युगे युगे तु हीयन्ते त्रींस्त्रीन्पादांश्च सिद्धयः
This is the condition of the Kali age; now understand the portions of twilight: in each age, three-fourths of success diminishes.
युगस्वभावाः संध्यासु अवतिष्ठन्ति पादतः संध्यास्वभावाः स्वांशेषु पादेनैवावतस्थिरे
The inherent qualities of the ages abide in the twilights by a quarter; the qualities of the twilights themselves remain in their own portions, only by a quarter.
एवं संध्यांशके काले सम्प्राप्ते तु युगान्तिके तेषामधर्मिणां शास्ता भृगूणां च कुले स्थितः
Thus, when the twilight portion at the end of the age arrives, the ruler of the unrighteous, established in the lineage of Bhrigu, appears.
गोत्रेण वै चन्द्रमसो नाम्ना प्रमतिरुच्यते कलिसंध्यांशभागेषु मनोः स्वायम्भुवे ऽन्तरे
By lineage of the Moon, he is called by the name Pramati; in the twilight portion of Kali, during the interval of Manu Svayambhuva.
समास्त्रिंशत्तु सम्पूर्णाः पर्यटन्वै वसुंधराम् अश्वकर्मा स वै सेनां हस्त्यश्वरथसंकुलाम्
For thirty years, he roamed the earth; skilled with horses, he led an army teeming with elephants, horses, and chariots.
प्रगृहीतायुधैर्विप्रैः शतशो ऽथ सहस्रशः स तदा तैः परिवृतो म्लेच्छान्सर्वान् निजघ्निवान्
Surrounded then by hundreds and thousands of Brahmins armed with weapons, he destroyed all the Mlecchas.
स हत्वा सर्वशश्चैव राजानः शूद्रयोनयः पाषण्डान्स सदा सर्वान् निःशेषानकरोत्प्रभुः
Having slain all the kings of Shudra origin and all heretics, that lord made them utterly extinct.
अधार्मिकाश्च ये केचित् तान्सर्वान्हन्ति सर्वशः उदीच्यान्मध्यदेशांश्च पार्वतीयांस्तथैव च
Whoever were unrighteous, he destroyed them all completely—those from the north, the central lands, and likewise those from the mountains.
प्राच्यान्प्रतीच्यांश्च तथा विन्ध्यपृष्ठापरान्तिकान् तथैव दाक्षिणात्यांश्च द्रविडान्सिंहलैः सह
He likewise destroyed those from the east and west, those beyond the Vindhya mountains, and those from the south, including the Dravidas together with the Sinhalas.
गान्धारान्पारदांश्चैव पह्लवान्यवनाञ्छकान् तुषारान्बर्बराञ्छ्वेतान् हलिकान्दरदान्खसान्
The Gandharas, Paradas, Pahlavas, Yavanas, Shakas, Tusharas, Barbaras, Shvetas, Halikas, Daradas, and Khasas—