Shloka 4

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

अनृतं ब्रुवते लुब्धास् तिष्ये जाताश् च दुष्प्रजाः दुरिष्टैर्दुरधीतैश् च दुराचारैर्दुरागमैः

Transliteration

anṛtaṃ bruvate lubdhās tiṣye jātāś ca duṣprajāḥ duriṣṭairduradhītaiś ca durācārairdurāgamaiḥ

Translation

In the Tiṣya age (Kali), the greedy speak untruth, and wicked offspring are born; through corrupt rites, ill-learned teachings, depraved conduct, and distorted āgamas (sacred doctrines).