Shloka 32
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
निवृत्तयज्ञस्वाध्याया दण्डाजिनविवर्जिता:
vaiśampāyana uvāca | nivṛtta-yajña-svādhyāyā daṇḍājina-vivarjitāḥ | (sahasra-caturyugake antima) kali-yugake antima-bhāge brāhmaṇā yajñaṃ svādhyāyaṃ daṇḍam ajinaṃ ca tyakṣyanti, bhakṣyābhakṣya-vivekaṃ vihāya sarva-bhakṣa-bhojino bhaviṣyanti | tāta! brāhmaṇā japaṃ dūrataḥ parityakṣyanti, śūdrāś ca vaidika-mantra-japeṣu saṃlagnā bhaviṣyanti ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「カリ・ユガの末段――長大な諸時代の輪の終わりに――ブラーフマナは祭祀とヴェーダの学習（スヴァーディヤーヤ）を捨て、規律ある生活の標である杖と羚羊皮をも棄てる。食すべきもの・食すべからざるものの分別を投げ捨て、飲食において無差別となる。わが子よ、ブラーフマナはジャパ（聖なる誦持）から逃れ、シュードラがヴェーダのマントラの誦持に携わるであろう。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames Kali-yuga as a period where dharma weakens: traditional markers of disciplined religious life—sacrifice, Vedic study, ascetic emblems, dietary discernment, and japa—are neglected by those expected to uphold them, indicating ethical and spiritual inversion.
Vaiśampāyana delivers a future-oriented description (a Kali-yuga sign) in which Brahmins abandon customary Vedic duties and restraints, while Śūdras are depicted as taking up Vedic mantra-recitation—presented as a reversal of expected social-religious roles.