Shloka 32
Yoga-Sleep, Cosmic Dissolution, and the Lotus of Creation
with Mārkaṇḍeya’s Vision
यत्र सत्यं च सत्वं च क्रिया धर्मो विधीयते । त्रेतायां विकृतिं यांति वर्णा लोभेन संयुताः
yatra satyaṃ ca satvaṃ ca kriyā dharmo vidhīyate | tretāyāṃ vikṛtiṃ yāṃti varṇā lobhena saṃyutāḥ
Там, где царят истина и чистота и где праведное деяние и дхарма должным образом утверждены,—и всё же в Трета-югу варны приходят к искажению, будучи сопряжены с алчностью.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa context; exact speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: dharmaḥ + vidhīyate = dharmo vidhīyate (Visarga to 'o'); varṇāḥ + lobhena = varṇā lobhena (Visarga Lopa).
FAQs
It contrasts the ideal foundations of society—truth, sattva (purity), and dharmic action—with the tendency toward degeneration in the Tretā-yuga when greed influences the varṇas.
Vikṛti indicates a distortion or corruption of the proper order—i.e., a deviation from dharma-driven roles and conduct due to moral decline.
Greed (lobha) undermines dharma: even when principles like truth and purity are known, attachment to gain can deform conduct and social responsibility.