Shloka 52
कलिस्वरूप-वर्णनम् एवं कालमान-प्रस्तावना
शाणीप्रायाणि वस्त्राणि शमीप्राया महीरुहाः शूद्रप्रायास् तथा वर्णा भविष्यन्ति कलौ युगे
śāṇīprāyāṇi vastrāṇi śamīprāyā mahīruhāḥ śūdraprāyās tathā varṇā bhaviṣyanti kalau yuge
នៅកលិយុគ សម្លៀកបំពាក់ភាគច្រើននឹងជាក្រណាត់សរសៃហេម/សណ្តែកខ្ចីដែលរឹងរូស; ដើមឈើភាគច្រើននឹងជាប្រភេទសមី; ហើយវណ្ណៈទាំងឡាយក៏នឹងក្លាយជាស្រដៀងសូទ្រ ក្នុងអាកប្បកិរិយា និងស្ថានភាព។
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
They function as symbolic indicators of Kali’s coarsening influence—life becomes materially and culturally diminished, and the environment and daily living reflect a general decline in refinement and prosperity.
Parāśara frames it as a yuga-lakṣaṇa (age-marker): the varṇas remain named, but their lived qualities and social conditions trend toward “śūdra-like” patterns, implying erosion of traditional dharmic standards and roles.
Even when Kali’s symptoms dominate society, the Vishnu Purana’s yuga-cycle teaching implies an overarching sovereignty of Vishnu: cosmic order persists through His governance, and decline itself is part of the regulated rhythm of time.