Shloka 72
इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्
Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration
मही म्लेच्छजनाकीर्णा भविष्यति ततो<5चिरात् । करभारभयाद् विप्रा भजिष्यन्ति दिशो दश,सारी पृथ्वी थोड़े ही समयमें म्लेच्छोंसे भर जायगी। ब्राह्मणलोग करोंके भारसे भयभीत होकर दसों दिशाओंकी शरण लेंगे
māhī mlecchajanākīrṇā bhaviṣyati tato 'cirāt | karabhārabhayād viprā bhajiṣyanti diśo daśa ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “Before long, the earth will be crowded with mlecchas (foreign or non-Vedic peoples). Fearing the crushing burden of taxes, the brāhmaṇas will abandon their homes and seek refuge in all ten directions.” The verse frames social disorder as an ethical warning: when governance becomes oppressive, the learned and dharma-bearing classes are driven into displacement, and the moral fabric of society frays.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that when rulers impose oppressive taxation and fail to protect dharma, society destabilizes: the learned and dharma-oriented people are forced into flight, and the land becomes dominated by groups seen as outside the prevailing moral-ritual order.
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing future degeneration (a prophetic, Kali-age style forecast): the earth will soon be overrun by mlecchas, and brāhmaṇas, frightened by heavy taxes, will scatter in all directions seeking safety.