वाङ्मनःकर्मजैर्दुःखैर्निर्वेदो जायते पुनः । निर्वेदाज्जायते तेषां दुःखमोक्ष विचारणा ।। ५८.
From sufferings caused by speech, mind, and actions, disillusionment arises again; from disillusionment, the inquiry into liberation from suffering is born among them.
विचाराणाच्च वैराग्यं वैराग्याद्दोपदर्शनम्। दोषाणां दर्शनाच्चैव द्वापरे ज्ञानसम्भवः ।। ५८.
From inquiry comes detachment; from detachment, the perception of faults; and from seeing faults, in the Dvapara age, the arising of knowledge.
तेषाञ्च मानिनां पूर्वमाद्ये स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे। उत्पद्यन्ते हि शास्त्राणां द्वापरे परिपन्थिनः ।। ५८.
And among those proud ones, in the earliest Svāyambhuva Manvantara, adversaries of the scriptures arise in the Dvāpara age.
आयुर्वेदविकल्पाश्च अङ्गानां ज्यौतिषस्य च। अर्थशास्त्रविकल्पश्च हेतुशास्त्रविकल्पनम् ।। ५८.
There are divergent branches of Ayurveda, of the limbs of Jyotisha, of Arthaśāstra, and of logic as well.
स्मृतिशास्त्रप्रभेदाश्च प्रस्थानानि पृथक् पृथक्। द्वापरेष्वभिवर्त्तन्ते मतिभेदास्तथा नृणाम् ।। ५८.
There are various divisions of Smriti scriptures, and separate schools arise; in the Dvāpara age, differences of opinion likewise appear among people.
मनसा कर्मणा वाचा कृच्छ्रा द्वार्त्ता प्रसिद्ध्यति। द्वापरे सर्वभूतानां कायक्लेशपुरस्कृता ।। ५८.
By mind, action, and speech, livelihood is attained with difficulty; in Dvāpara, for all beings, toil of the body is foremost.
लोभेऽधृतिर्वणिग्युद्धं तत्त्वानामविनिश्चयः। वेदशास्त्रप्रणयनं धर्माणां सङ्करस्तथा ।। ५८.
Due to greed, instability, trade disputes, and uncertainty regarding principles, new compositions of Vedic scriptures and confusion of duties also occur.
द्वापरेषु प्रवर्त्तन्ते रोगो लोभो वधस्तथा। वर्णाश्रमपरिध्वंसाः कामद्वेषौ तथैव च ।। ५८.
In the Dvāpara ages, disease, greed, and killing arise; the destruction of varṇa and āśrama boundaries, as well as desire and hatred, likewise occur.
पूर्णे वर्षसहस्रे द्वे परमायुस्तुथा नृणाम्। निःशेपे द्वापरे तस्मिन् तस्य सन्ध्या तु पादतः ।। ५८.
When two thousand years are complete, that is the highest lifespan for humans; at the end of Dvāpara, its twilight occurs from one foot.
प्रतिष्ठते गुणैर्हीनो धर्मोऽसौ द्वापरस्य तु । तथैव सन्ध्यापादेन अंशस्तस्यावतिष्ठते ।। ५८.
In Dvāpara, dharma stands diminished in its qualities; likewise, by one foot of the twilight, only a portion of it remains.
द्वापरस्य च वर्षे या तिष्यस्य तु निबोधत। द्वापरस्यांशशेषे तु प्रतिपत्तिः कलेरतः ।। ५८.
Now hear about the year of Tiṣya in Dvāpara; in the remnant portion of Dvāpara, the beginning of Kali is established.
हिंसासूयानृतं माया वधश्चैव तपस्विनाम्। एते स्वभावास्तिष्यस्य साधयन्ति च वै प्रजाः ।। ५८.
Violence, envy, falsehood, deceit, and the killing even of ascetics—these are the natural tendencies of Tiṣya, and people indeed practice them.
एष धर्मः कृतः कृत्स्नो धर्मश्च परिहीयते। मनसा कर्मणा स्तुत्या वार्त्ता सिद्ध्यति वा न वा ।। ५८.
This complete dharma declines; by mind, action, or praise, livelihood may or may not succeed.
कलौ प्रमारको रोगः सततं क्षुद्भयानि वै। अनावृष्टिभयं घोरं दर्शनञ्च विपर्ययम् ।। ५८.
In Kali, disease that destroys prevails, and there are constant fears of hunger; terrible fear of drought and the appearance of perversion are seen.
न प्रमाणं स्मृतेरस्ति तिष्ये लोके युगे युगे। गर्भस्थो म्रियते कश्चिद्यौवनस्थस्तथापरः । स्थाविरे मध्यकौमारे म्रियन्ते वै कलौ प्रजाः ।। ५८.
There is no authority for Smriti in Tiṣya, in each age of the world; some die in the womb, others in youth, and in Kali, people die in old age, middle age, or childhood.
अधार्मिकास्त्वनाचारास्तीक्ष्ण कोपाल्पतेजसः। अनृतब्रुवश्च सततं तिष्ये जायन्ति वै प्रजाः ।। ५८.
Unrighteous, ill-behaved, quick to anger, and of little energy, always speaking falsehood—such people are born in Tiṣya.
दुरिष्टैर्दुरधीतैश्च दुराचारैर्दुरागमैः। विप्राणां कर्मदोषैस्तैः प्रजानां जायते भयम् ।। ५८.
Because of evil, poorly learned, ill-behaved, and wrongly initiated brāhmaṇas, fear arises among the people due to their faults in conduct.
हिंसा माया तथेर्ष्या च क्रोधोऽसूयाक्षमानृतम्। तिष्ये भवन्ति जन्तूनां रागो लोभश्च सर्वशः ।। ५८.
Violence, deceit, envy, anger, jealousy, lack of forgiveness, and falsehood—these arise among beings in Tiṣya, as do passion and greed in all forms.
संक्षोभो जायतेऽत्यर्थं कलिमासाद्य वै युगम्। नाधीयन्ते तदा वेदा न यजन्ते द्विजातयः। उत्सीदन्ति नराश्चैव क्षत्रियाः सविशः क्रमात् ।। ५८.
Great disturbance arises upon the advent of the Kali age; then the Vedas are not studied, sacrifices are not performed by the twice-born, and men, along with kṣatriyas and vaiśyas, gradually perish.
क्षुद्राणामन्त्ययोनेस्तु सम्बन्धा ब्राह्मणैः सह। भवन्तीह कलौ तस्मिन् शयनासनभोजनैः ।। ५८.
In that Kali age, unions occur between brāhmaṇas and those of low and outcaste birth, through sharing beds, seats, and meals.
राजानः शूद्रभूयिष्ठा पाषण्डानां प्रवर्तकाः। भ्रूणहत्याः प्रजास्तत्र प्रजा एवं प्रवर्त्तते ।। ५८.
The kings will be mostly of the śūdra class, initiators of heretical doctrines; their subjects will commit the killing of embryos—such will be the conduct of the people.
आयुर्मेधा बलं रूपं कुलञ्चैव प्रहीयते। शूद्राश्च ब्राह्मणाचाराः शूद्राचाराश्च ब्राह्मणाः ।। ५८.
Lifespan, intelligence, strength, beauty, and noble lineage will all decline; śūdras will follow the practices of brāhmaṇas, and brāhmaṇas will follow the practices of śūdras.
राजवृत्ते स्थिताश्चौराश्चौरवृत्ताश्च पार्थिवाः। भृत्याश्च नष्टसुहृदो युगान्ते पर्युपस्थिते ।। ५८.
Thieves will act as kings, and kings will behave like thieves; servants will lose their friends when the end of the age approaches.
अशीलिन्योऽव्रताश्चापि स्त्रियो मद्यामिषप्रियाः। मायामात्रा भविष्यन्ति युगान्ते प्रत्युपस्थिते ।। ५८.
Women will be unchaste and without vows, fond of wine and meat; at the end of the age, they will be driven only by deceit.
श्वापदप्रबलत्वञ्च गवाञ्चैवाप्युपक्षयः। साधूनां विनिवृत्तिश्च विद्यात्तस्मिन् कलौ युगे ।। ५८.
Wild beasts will become powerful, cows will diminish, and the virtuous will withdraw—know that this will happen in the Kali age.
तदा सूक्ष्मे महोदर्को दुर्लभो भोगिनां तथा। चतुराश्रमशैथिल्याद्धर्मः प्रविचलिष्यति ।। ५८.
Then, food will be scarce and subtle, enjoyment will be hard to obtain; because of the weakening of the four āśramas, righteousness will waver.
तदा ह्यल्पफला देवी भवेद्भूमिर्महीयसी। शूद्रास्तपश्चरिष्यन्ति युगान्ते प्रत्युपश्थिते ।। ५८.
At that time, the great earth will yield little fruit; śūdras will practice austerities when the end of the age approaches.
तदा ह्यैकाहिको धर्मो द्वापरे यश्च मासिकः। त्रेतायां वत्सरस्थश्च एकाहादतिरिच्यते ।। ५८.
Then, the merit of a one-day vow in Kali will surpass that of a monthly vow in Dvāpara and a yearly vow in Tretā.
अरक्षितारो हर्त्तारो बलिभागस्य पार्थिवाः। युगान्तेषु भविष्यन्ति स्वरक्षणपरायणाः ।। ५८.
Kings will not protect but will seize the share of taxes; at the end of the age, they will be devoted only to their own protection.
अक्षत्रियाश्च राजानो विशः शूद्रोपजीविनः। शूद्राभिवादिनः सर्वे युगान्ते द्विजसत्तमाः ।। ५८.
Kings will not be kṣatriyas, and the people will live by śūdra means; all will address each other as śūdras at the end of the age, O best of twice-born.