Shloka 48
कलिस्वरूप-वर्णनम् एवं कालमान-प्रस्तावना
न प्रीतिर् वेदवादेषु पाषण्डेषु यदा रतिः कलेर् वृद्धिस् तदा प्राज्ञैर् अनुमेया द्विजोत्तम
na prītir vedavādeṣu pāṣaṇḍeṣu yadā ratiḥ kaler vṛddhis tadā prājñair anumeyā dvijottama
Cuando ya no hay deleite en las enseñanzas del Veda y, en cambio, hay apego a doctrinas heréticas, entonces—oh el mejor de los nacidos dos veces—los sabios infieren que Kali ha crecido en poder.
Sage Parāśara (in discourse to Maitreya)
FAQs
This verse treats loss of delight in Vedic teaching as a diagnostic sign that Kali-yuga is intensifying, meaning dharma and right discernment are weakening in society.
Parāśara frames Kali’s growth as something inferred from observable shifts—people abandoning Vedic authority and becoming attached to pāṣaṇḍa (heterodox) paths.
Even as Kali increases and dharma declines, the Vishnu Purana’s broader teaching is that the yuga cycle unfolds under Vishnu’s supreme governance, and restoration ultimately depends on returning to true dharma aligned with Him.