Shloka 31
कलिस्वरूप-वर्णनम् एवं कालमान-प्रस्तावना
दुःशीला दुष्टशीलेषु कुर्वन्त्यः सततं स्पृहाम् असद्वृत्ता भविष्यन्ति पुरुषेषु कुलाङ्गनाः
duḥśīlā duṣṭaśīleṣu kurvantyaḥ satataṃ spṛhām asadvṛttā bhaviṣyanti puruṣeṣu kulāṅganāḥ
In that age, women of noble households will become ill-conducted—ever longing for men of corrupt character; turning away from right behavior, they will fall into unworthy ways among men.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Kali-yuga domestic and sexual ethics—erosion of kula-dharma and attraction to duṣṭa-śīla
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: warning
Concept: Kali-yuga distorts desire (kāma) so that even those born into noble households abandon sadācāra and gravitate toward corrupt character, weakening kula-dharma.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Guard sense-impulses, choose associations carefully (saṅga), and anchor relationships in shared dharma and devotion.
Vishishtadvaita: Ethical purity is not mere social convention but service to the Lord who is the inner support of all relations; right saṅga fosters bhakti.
FAQs
They function as moral diagnostics—showing how dharma weakens through distorted desires and conduct, prompting a return to steadiness through devotion to Vishnu and righteous living.
He depicts a reversal of values: attraction shifts toward the wicked, and established norms of good conduct (sad-vṛtta) are abandoned, signaling Kali’s pervasive influence.
Even as dharma deteriorates, Vishnu remains the sovereign ground of order; Vaishnava teaching frames remembrance and devotion to Vishnu as the stabilizing refuge amid Kali’s disorder.