Shloka 31
दुःशीला दुष्टशीलेषु कुर्वन्त्यः सततं स्पृहाम् असद्वृत्ता भविष्यन्ति पुरुषेषु कुलाङ्गनाः
duḥśīlā duṣṭaśīleṣu kurvantyaḥ satataṃ spṛhām asadvṛttā bhaviṣyanti puruṣeṣu kulāṅganāḥ
En la era de Kali, las mujeres de linaje noble se volverán de mala conducta; anhelarán sin cesar a hombres de carácter corrupto y, apartándose del recto obrar, caerán en caminos indignos entre los varones.
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.