Dvadasha Skandha Adhyaya 2 Shloka 16 - Srimad Bhagavatam | Arabic | Vedapath

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Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 16

Kali-yuga’s Degradation, the Advent of Kalki, and the Reset of the Yuga Cycle

Devanagari script

क्षीयमाणेषु देहेषु देहिनां कलिदोषत: । वर्णाश्रमवतां धर्मे नष्टे वेदपथे नृणाम् ॥ १२ ॥ पाषण्डप्रचुरे धर्मे दस्युप्रायेषु राजसु । चौर्यानृतवृथाहिंसानानावृत्तिषु वै नृषु ॥ १३ ॥ शूद्रप्रायेषु वर्णेषुच्छागप्रायासु धेनुषु । गृहप्रायेष्वाश्रमेषु यौनप्रायेषु बन्धुषु ॥ १४ ॥ अणुप्रायास्वोषधीषु शमीप्रायेषु स्थास्नुषु । विद्युत्प्रायेषु मेघेषु शून्यप्रायेषु सद्मसु ॥ १५ ॥ इत्थं कलौ गतप्राये जनेषु खरधर्मिषु । धर्मत्राणाय सत्त्वेन भगवानवतरिष्यति ॥ १६ ॥

Transliteration

kṣīyamāṇeṣu deheṣu dehināṁ kali-doṣataḥ varṇāśramavatāṁ dharme naṣṭe veda-pathe nṛṇām

Translation

عند اقتراب نهاية عصر كالي، وبسبب عيب كالي، ستضمر أجساد الكائنات؛ ويتهدّم دين الفَرْنَاشْرَمَة، ويُنسى طريق الفيدا بين الناس. ويغلب على ما يُسمّى دينًا الإلحادُ والبدع، ويكون الملوك في أكثرهم لصوصًا؛ وينشغل الناس بالسرقة والكذب والعنف العبثي؛ وتهبط الطبقات كلها إلى حالٍ كالشودر. وتصير الأبقار كالمعز، ولا تختلف الآشرمات عن البيوت الدنيوية، ولا تمتد الروابط إلا إلى قيد الزواج. وتغدو الأعشاب ضئيلة، والأشجار قزمة كالشمي، والغيوم مملوءة بالبرق، والبيوت خالية من التقوى؛ ويصير البشر كالحُمُر. عندئذٍ يتجلّى بهاگَفان بقوة السَتْوَة الخالصة ليحمي الدهرما الأبدية ويُنقذها.

Synonyms

इत्थम्thus

कलौin Kali (age)

गत-प्रायेwhen (it is) almost ended

जनेषुamong people

खर-धर्मिषुamong people of donkey-like nature

धर्म-त्राणायfor the protection of dharma

सत्त्वेनby (His) goodness/purity (sattva)

भगवान्the Lord

अवतरीष्यतिwill descend/incarnate

Purport

Significantly, these verses point out that most so-called religions in this age will be atheistic ( pāsaṇḍa-pracure dharme ). In confirmation of the Bhāgavatam’s prediction, the United States Supreme Court has recently ruled that to be considered a religion a system of belief need not recognize a supreme being. Also, many atheistic, voidistic belief systems, often imported from the Orient, have attracted the attention of modern atheistic scientists, who expound on the similarities between Eastern and Western voidism in fashionable, esoteric books.

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say will happen at the end of Kali-yuga?

Bhagavatam 12.2.16 states that when Kali-yuga is nearly finished and people have become degraded, the Supreme Lord will descend in pure goodness to protect and restore dharma.

Why did Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe people as following ‘khara-dharma’ in Kali-yuga?

He is emphasizing extreme moral and spiritual dullness—people burdened by material life and ignorance—setting the context for why divine intervention is needed to reestablish dharma.

How can devotees apply the message of Bhagavatam 12.2.16 in modern life?

Recognize Kali-yuga’s degrading pressures, cultivate sattva through sādhana (hearing, chanting, clean living), and take shelter of the Lord’s guidance as the true protection of dharma.