अनृतमेव व्यवहारजयहेतुः
Falsehood alone became the cause of victory in disputes.
उन्नतांबुतैव पृथिवीहेतु
Elevation alone became the cause of land.
ब्रह्मसूत्रमेव विप्रत्वहेतुः
The Brahma-sutra alone became the cause of being a Brahmin.
रत्नधातुतैव श्लाघ्यताहेतुः
Possession of gems and metals alone became the cause of esteem.
लिंगधाराणमेवाश्रमहेतुः
Mere wearing of the marks became the cause of belonging to an āśrama.
अन्यायमेव वृत्तिहेतुः
Injustice alone became the cause of livelihood.
दौर्बल्यमेवावृत्तिहेतुः
Weakness alone became the cause of lack of livelihood.
अभयप्रगल्भोच्चारणमेव पांडित्यहेतुः
Uttering bold words without fear became the cause of scholarship.
अनाढ्यतैव साधुत्वहेतुः
Poverty alone became the cause of virtue.
स्नानमेव प्रसाधनहेतुः
Bathing alone became the cause of adornment.
दानमेव धर्महेतुः
Giving alone became the cause of righteousness.
स्वीकरणमेव विवाहहेतुः
Mere acceptance became the cause of marriage.
सद्वेषधार्येव पात्रम्
Wearing good clothes alone became the mark of worthiness.
दूरायतननोदकमेव तीर्थहेतुः
Water from a distant place alone became the cause of a sacred ford.
कपटवेषधारणमेव महत्त्वहेतुः
Assuming a deceptive appearance alone will become the cause of greatness.
इत्येवमनेकदोषोत्तरे तु भूमंडले सर्ववर्णेष्वेव योयो बलवान्सस भूपतिर्भविष्यति
Thus, on this earth, in all castes, whoever is the strongest among them, he will become king, even though many faults abound.
एवं चातिलुब्धकराजासहाश्शैलानामंतरद्रो णीः प्रजास्संश्रयिष्यंति
In this way, oppressed by excessively greedy kings, people will take refuge in the valleys of mountains.
मधुशाकमूलफलपत्रपुष्पाद्याहाराश्च भविष्यंति
Their food will consist of honey, vegetables, roots, fruits, leaves, and flowers.
तरुवल्कलपर्णचीरप्रावरणाश्चातिबहुप्रजाश्शीतवातातपवर्षसहाश्च भविष्यंति
The numerous people will wear garments made of tree bark, leaves, and coarse cloth, and they will endure cold, wind, heat, and rain.
न च कश्चित्त्रयोविंशतिवर्षाणि जीविष्यति अनवरतं चात्र कलियुगे क्षयमायात्यखिल एवैष जनः
No one will live for more than twenty-three years, and in this Kali age, all these people will steadily decline without interruption.
श्रौतस्मार्त्ते च धर्मे विप्लवमत्यंतमुपगते क्षीणप्राये च कलावश्षोजगत्स्रष्टुश्चराचरगुरोरादिमध्यांतरहितस्य ब्रह्ममयस्यात्मरूपिणो भगवतो वासुदेवस्यांशश्शंबलग्रामप्रधानब्राह्मणस्य विष्णुयशसो गृहेष्टगुणर्द्धिसमन्वितः कल्किरूपीजगत्यत्रावतीर्य सकलम्लेच्छदस्युदुष्टाचरणचेतसामश्षोआ!णामपरिच्छिन्नशक्तिमाहा-त्म्यः क्षयं करिष्यति स्वधर्मेषु चाखिलमेव संस्थापयिष्यति
When the Vedic and Smriti-based duties are utterly destroyed, and when only a remnant of virtue remains, then a portion of the all-pervading, self-formed, Brahman-essence Lord Vāsudeva, without beginning, middle, or end, endowed with all qualities and powers, will descend as Kalki into the house of Viṣṇuyaśas, the chief Brāhmaṇa of the village of Śambhala, and he will destroy all the mlecchas, thieves, and those of evil conduct and mind, and he will fully restore all duties to their proper place.
अनंतरं चाश्षोकलेरवसाने निशावसाने विबुद्धानामिव तेषामेव जनपदानाममलस्फटिकदलशुद्धा मतयो भविष्यंति
Immediately after the end of Kali, at the end of the night, the minds of the people of those regions will become pure and clear as flawless crystal petals, as if awakened from sleep.
तेषां च बीजभूतानामश्षोमनुष्याणां परिणतानामपि तत्कालकृतापत्यप्रसूतिर्भविष्यति
And among those purified people, even those who are mature will produce offspring appropriate to that time.
तानि च तदपत्यानि कृतयुगानुसारीण्येव भविष्यंति
And those children will be in accordance with the standards of the Kṛta (Golden) Age.
अत्रोच्यते । यथा चंद्र श्च सूर्यश्च तथा तिष्यो बृहस्पतिः । एकराशौ समेष्यंति तदा भवति वै कृतम्
Here it is said: When the Moon, the Sun, and Jupiter (Bṛhaspati) all come together in one sign, then the Kṛta Age will indeed arise.
अतीता वर्त्तमानाश्च तथैवानागताश्च ये । एते वंश्षोउ! भूपालाः कथिता मुनिसत्तम
O best of sages, those kings of the two lineages—past, present, and future—have thus been described.
यावत्परीक्षितो जन्म यावन्नंदाभिषेचनम् । एतद्वर्षसहस्रं तु ज्ञेयं पंचाशदुत्तरम्
From the birth of Parīkṣit until the coronation of Nanda, this period should be known as one thousand and fifty years.
सप्तर्षीणां तु यौ पूर्वौ दृश्येते ह्युदितौ दिवि । तयोस्तु मध्ये नक्षत्रं दृश्यते यत्समं निशि
Of the Seven Sages, those two who are seen rising first in the sky—between them, the constellation that is seen at night is to be noted.
तेन सप्तर्षयो युक्तास्तिष्ठंत्यब्दशतं नृणाम् । ते तु पारीक्षिते काले मघास्वासन्द्विजोत्तम
The Seven Sages remain joined with that constellation for a hundred years of men; at the time of Parīkṣit, O best of twice-born, they were in Maghā.
तदा प्रवृत्तश्च कलिर्द्वादशाब्दशतात्मकः
Then, the Kali age began, consisting of twelve hundred years.