Shloka 30

Adhyaya 40: Kali-yuga Lakshana, Yuga-sandhyamsha, and the Re-emergence of Dharma

Devanagari script

नृपशून्या वसुमती न च धान्यधनावृता मण्डलानि भविष्यन्ति देशेषु नगरेषु च

Transliteration

nṛpaśūnyā vasumatī na ca dhānyadhanāvṛtā maṇḍalāni bhaviṣyanti deśeṣu nagareṣu ca

Translation

Quando o dharma declinar, a terra ficará sem reis justos e não estará coberta de grãos nem de riquezas. Por províncias, terras e até cidades, tais domínios virão a existir—sinais da queda do dharma, quando o paśu (a alma vinculada) sofre sob o pāśa (o laço) por faltar a ordem de Pati (o Senhor Śiva) refletida no governo reto.

Word by Word

• नृप-शून्या: without kings (devoid of rulers)

• वसुमती: the earth

• न: not

• च: and

• धान्य: grain/food-crops

• धन: wealth/treasure

• आवृता: covered/filled

• मण्डलानि: realms/provinces/circles of governance

• भविष्यन्ति: will become/will come to be

• देशेषु: in the countries/regions

• नगरेषु: in the cities

• च: and

Speaker

Suta Goswami (narrating to the sages of Naimisharanya)