Shloka 51
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
हिंसाभिरामश्न जनस्तथा सम्पद्यते5शुचि: । अधर्मफलमत्यर्थ तदा भवति चानघ,कलियुगमें सब लोग हिंसामें ही सुख माननेवाले तथा अपवित्र रहेंगे। निष्पाप! उस समय अधर्मका फल बहुत अधिक मात्रामें मिलेगा
hiṃsābhirāmāśn janaḥ tathā sampadyate 'śuciḥ | adharma-phalam atyarthaṃ tadā bhavati cānagha ||
കലിയുഗത്തിൽ ജനങ്ങൾ ഹിംസയിൽ തന്നെയാണ് സുഖം കാണുക; അതിനാൽ അവർ ആചരണത്തിൽ അശുദ്ധരാകും. ഹേ അനഘാ! ആ സമയത്ത് അധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ ഫലം അത്യന്തമായി—അതിരുകടന്ന്—വളരും.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Delighting in violence (hiṃsā) corrupts society and leads to impurity; when adharma dominates, its karmic results become intense and widespread, warning the listener to uphold dharma even in degenerate times.
Vaiśampāyana describes characteristics of the Kali age: people become fond of violence and morally impure, and the outcomes of unrighteous conduct manifest powerfully—framing a prophetic ethical diagnosis of the coming era.