Shloka 45
इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्
Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration
स्वैराचाराश्न पुरुषा योषितश्न विशाम्पते । अन्योन्यं न सहिष्यन्ति युगान्ते पर्युपस्थिते,महाराज! युगान्तकाल आनेपर पुरुष और स्त्रियाँ स्वेच्छाचारी होकर एक-दूसरेके कार्य और विचारको नहीं सहेंगे
svairācārāś ca puruṣā yoṣitaś ca viśāmpate | anyonyaṁ na sahiṣyanti yugānte paryupasthite, mahārāja |
Dijo Mārkaṇḍeya: «Oh señor del pueblo, cuando se acerque el fin de la era, hombres y mujeres se volverán caprichosos en su conducta; y, oh gran rey, ya no se tolerarán unos a otros: ni las acciones ni las maneras de pensar del prójimo.»
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As the yuga declines, unchecked self-will (svairācāra) erodes forbearance (kṣamā) and mutual respect, leading to social and domestic conflict; the implied ethical counsel is restraint, patience, and adherence to dharma to preserve harmony.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing to the king the approaching ‘yugānta’ conditions—prophetic signs of moral and social deterioration—highlighting how relationships between men and women become marked by intolerance and discord.