Shloka 30
इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्
Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration
अधर्मपाददविद्धस्तु त्रिभिरंशै: प्रतिष्ठित: । त्रेतायां द्वापरेडर्थेन व्यामिश्रो धर्म उच्यते,प्रायश: कृपणानां हि तथाबन्धुमतामपि । विधवानां च वित्तानि हरिष्यन्तीह मानवा: लोग प्राय: दीनों, असहायों तथा विधवाओंका भी धन हड़प लेंगे
adharmapādād aviddhastu tribhir aṁśaiḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ | tretāyāṁ dvāpare ’rthena vyāmiśro dharma ucyate | prāyaśaḥ kṛpaṇānāṁ hi tathā bandhumatām api | vidhavānāṁ ca vittāni hariṣyantīha mānavāḥ ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “When Dharma is pierced by the foot of Adharma, it stands only on three parts. In the Tretā and Dvāpara ages, Dharma is said to be mixed—tainted by the pursuit of wealth. In such times, people will commonly seize the property of the helpless and the miserly, even of those who have relatives; and here, men will also take away the wealth of widows.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच