तदा प्रभृति चौषध्यः फालकृष्टाः प्रजास्ततः ४०.
From that time onward, herbs are drawn forth by the plough from the earth by the people.
वर्णाश्रमप्रतिष्ठा च यज्ञस्त्रेतासु चोच्यते ४०.
The establishment of the social orders and stages of life, and the performance of sacrifice in the Treta age, are declared.
पुष्पितां वाचमाश्रित्य रागात्स्वर्गमसाधयन् ४०.
Relying on flowery speech, out of desire, they sought to attain heaven.
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा कृच्छ्राद्वार्ता प्रसिध्यति ४०.
Livelihood is accomplished with difficulty—by mind, by action, or by speech.
वर्णाश्रमपरिध्वंसाः प्रवर्तंते च द्वापरे ४०.
The destruction of the social orders and stages of life begins in the Dvapara age.
एको वेदश्चतुष्पादैः क्रियते द्विजहेतवे ४०.
One Veda, with four divisions, is practiced for the sake of the twice-born.
ब्राह्मं पाद्मं वैष्णवं च शैवं भागवतं तथा ४०.
The Brahma, Padma, Vaishnava, Shaiva, and also the Bhagavata Puranas—
आग्नेयमष्टमं प्रोक्तं भविष्यं नवमं स्मृतम् ४०.
The Agneya is said to be the eighth, and the Bhavishya is remembered as the ninth.
वाराहं द्वादशं चैव स्कांदं चैव त्रयोदशम् ४०.
The Varaha is the twelfth, and the Skanda is the thirteenth.
मात्स्यं षोडशकं प्रोक्तं गारुडं च ततः परम् ४०.
The Matsya is said to be the sixteenth, and after that, the Garuda.
अस्मिन्वाराहकल्पे च व्यासानाकर्णयस्व च ४०.
In this Varaha Kalpa, listen also to the sages named Vyasa.
मृत्युः शतक्रतुर्धीमान्वसिष्ठो भविताऽधुना ४०.
Now, Death, the wise Shatakratu, will become Vasistha.
शततेजाः स्वयं विष्णुर्नारायण इति स्मृतः ४०.
Shatatejas, who is himself Vishnu, is remembered as Narayana.
कृतंजयो भरद्वाजो गौतमः कविसत्तमः ४०.
Kritamjaya, Bharadvaja, and Gautama, the foremost of poets.
तृणबिंदुस्तथा ऋक्षः शक्तिः पाराशरस्तथा ४०.
Tṛṇa, Biṃdu, Ṛkṣa, Śakti, and Pārāśara as well.
अश्वत्थाममुखाश्चैते भविष्याः सूचितास्तव ४०.
And those headed by Aśvatthāman—these future ones have been indicated to you.
मन्वत्रिविष्णुहारितयाज्ञवल्क्योशनोंगिराः ४०.
Manu, Atri, Viṣṇuhāritā, Yājñavalkya, Uśanas, and Aṅgirā.
पराशरव्यासशंखलिखिता दक्षगौतमौ ४०.
Parāśara, Vyāsa, Śaṃkha, Likhita, Dakṣa, and Gautama.
ततो द्वापरसंध्यायां प्रवर्तति कलौ युगे ४०.
Then, at the junction of Dvāpara and Kali, the Kali age commences.
आद्ये श्वेतकलौरुद्रः सुतारस्तारणस्तथा ४०.
At the beginning, Śvetakala, Urudra, Sutāra, and Tāraṇa.
जैगीषव्यश्च भाव्यो वै भगवान्दधिवाहनः ४०.
Jaigīṣavya will be born, and the venerable Dadhivāhana.
गौतमौ वेदशीर्णश्च गोकर्णश्च शिखंडिभृत् ४०.
Gautama, Vedaśīrṇa, Gokarṇa, and Śikhaṃḍibhṛt.
लांगली संयमी शूली डिंडी जुण्डीश्वरः स्वयम् ४०.
Lāṃgalī, Saṃyamī, Śūlī, Ḍiṃḍī, and Juṇḍīśvara himself.
कायावरोहणो भावीत्याद्या योगेश्वराः क्रमात् ४०.
Kāyāvarohaṇa will arise, and so on—these are the Yogeshvaras in order.
एवं कलियुगे राजञ्छास्त्रसंक्षेप उच्यते ४०.
Thus, O king, the summary of the scriptures in the Kali age is stated.
तिष्ये मायामसूयां च वधं चैव तपस्विनाम् ४०.
In Tiṣya, Māyā, and Asūyā, and also the destruction of ascetics.
कलौ प्रमाथको रागः सततं क्षुद्भयानि च ४०.
In the Kali age, confusion, passion, and constant hunger and fear prevail.
न प्रमाणं श्रुतेरस्ति नृणां चाधर्मसेवनात् ४०.
There is no authority of the Veda, because people engage in unrighteousness.
अनृतं ब्रुवते लुब्धा नारीप्रायाश्च दुष्प्रजाः ४०.
The greedy speak falsehood, and most women bear wicked offspring.
विप्राणां कर्मदोषैश्च प्रजानां जायते क्षयः ४०.
Because of the faults in the actions of the Brahmins, destruction comes to the people.