Shloka 38
इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्
Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration
म्लेच्छी भूतं जगत् सर्व भविष्यति न संशय: । हस्तो हस्तं परिमुषेद् युगान्ते समुपस्थिते,उस समय सारा जगत् म्लेच्छ हो जायगा--इसमें संशय नहीं। एक हाथ दूसरे हाथको लूटेगा--सगा भाई भी भाईके धनको हड़प लेगा
mlecchī bhūtaṃ jagat sarvaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ | hasto hastaṃ parimuṣed yugānte samupasthite ||
قال ماركانديَيا: «لا شكّ أن العالم كلّه سيغدو كالمليتشا—يسقط في الهمجية ويضيع منه السلوك القويم. فإذا دنا انقضاء العصر، سرقت يدٌ يدًا؛ بل إن الأخ سيغتصب مال أخيه.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that as the yuga declines, dharma erodes into social barbarization: trust collapses, greed dominates, and even natural bonds like brotherhood fail—highlighting the ethical necessity of self-restraint and protection of rightful property.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing ominous future conditions at yugānta (the end of an age), portraying a world where people become ‘mleccha-like’ and mutual plunder becomes normal, even within families.