Shloka 6
सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः
विद्विष्टपतितोन्मत्तबहुवैरादिकीटकैः बन्धकीबन्धकीभर्तृक्षुद्रानृतकथैः सह
vidviṣṭapatitonmattabahuvairādikīṭakaiḥ bandhakībandhakībhartṛkṣudrānṛtakathaiḥ saha
যুগের কীটসম—বিদ্বেষী, পতিত ও উন্মত্ত, বহু বৈর ও নীচ প্রবৃত্তিতে দুষ্ট লোকদের সঙ্গে; বন্ধন ও অপমানে জীবিকা করা, বারাঙ্গনার রক্ষক ও স্বামী, ক্ষুদ্রচিত্ত এবং মিথ্যা কাহিনি-বক্তারাও থাকবে।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Marks of Kali-yuga and the conduct to be avoided/observed in degenerate times
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Kali-yuga is characterized by base, hostile, and deceitful social types; the wise should recognize such decline and guard their conduct.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Choose companions and communities carefully; avoid gossip, falsehood, and exploitative relationships that erode character.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma is meaningful because it is upheld under the sovereignty of the Supreme; ethical order is ultimately grounded in Viṣṇu.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It functions as a Kali-yuga diagnostic: by listing traits like hostility, falsehood, and petty-minded living, the text marks the erosion of dharma that undermines social order and righteous rule.
Through a cumulative catalogue of behaviors—enmity, delusion, dependence on disgraceful livelihoods, and habitual lying—Parāśara shows how inner vice becomes public disorder.
Against the backdrop of Kali-yuga confusion, Vishnu remains the stable supreme reality and sustainer of cosmic order; the verse highlights the need to re-anchor life in dharma and devotion amid degeneration.