Shloka 43
The Earth Laughs at World-Conquering Kings; Yuga-Dharma and the Remedy for Kali
कलौ न राजन्जगतां परं गुरुं त्रिलोकनाथानतपादपङ्कजम् । प्रायेण मर्त्या भगवन्तमच्युतं यक्ष्यन्ति पाषण्डविभिन्नचेतस: ॥ ४३ ॥
kalau na rājan jagatāṁ paraṁ guruṁ tri-loka-nāthānata-pāda-paṅkajam prāyeṇa martyā bhagavantam acyutaṁ yakṣyanti pāṣaṇḍa-vibhinna-cetasaḥ
O König, im Kali-Zeitalter wird der Verstand der Menschen durch Atheismus und irrige Lehren zerstreut; daher werden sie dem Herrn Acyuta, dem höchsten geistigen Lehrer des Universums, kaum je Opfer darbringen, obwohl selbst die Lenker der drei Welten sich vor seinen Lotosfüßen verneigen.
The impulse to find the Absolute Truth, the source of all existence, has motivated philosophers, theologians and other intellectuals of various persuasions since time immemorial, and continues to do so today. However, soberly analyzing the ever-increasing plurality of so-called philosophies, religions, paths, ways of life and so on, we find that in almost all cases the ultimate objective is something impersonal or formless. But this idea of an impersonal or formless Absolute Truth has serious logical flaws. According to ordinary rules of logic, a particular effect should directly or indirectly embody the attributes, or nature, of its own cause. Thus that which has no personality or activity could hardly be the source of all personality and all activity.
FAQs
This verse states that in Kali-yuga most people will not worship the Supreme Lord Acyuta, the supreme teacher of all beings, because their minds become divided by irreligious and misleading doctrines.
Śukadeva is describing the characteristics of Kali-yuga to Parīkṣit, warning him about spiritual decline—especially the tendency to abandon devotion to the Supreme Lord and follow deceptive paths.
Anchor your practice in bhakti to Acyuta—regular hearing/chanting of the Lord’s names and teachings—so the mind is not fragmented by contradictory, faith-eroding influences.