Shloka 6
विद्विष्टपतितोन्मत्तबहुवैरादिकीटकैः बन्धकीबन्धकीभर्तृक्षुद्रानृतकथैः सह
vidviṣṭapatitonmattabahuvairādikīṭakaiḥ bandhakībandhakībhartṛkṣudrānṛtakathaiḥ saha
யுகத்தின் பூச்சிகளைப் போல—வெறுப்புடையோர், வீழ்ந்தோர், மயக்கமுற்றோர், பல பகைமையும் கீழ்மையான ஆசைகளும் கொண்டோர்; மேலும் அடிமைத்தனமும் அவமானமும் கொண்டு வாழ்வோர், பரத்தையரைப் பேணுவோர் மற்றும் அவர்களின் கணவர்கள், சிறுமனத்தார், பொய்க் கதைகள் பேசுவோரும் இருப்பர்।
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Marks of Kali-yuga and the conduct to be avoided/observed in degenerate times
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Kali-yuga is characterized by base, hostile, and deceitful social types; the wise should recognize such decline and guard their conduct.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Choose companions and communities carefully; avoid gossip, falsehood, and exploitative relationships that erode character.
Vishishtadvaita: Dharma is meaningful because it is upheld under the sovereignty of the Supreme; ethical order is ultimately grounded in Viṣṇu.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It functions as a Kali-yuga diagnostic: by listing traits like hostility, falsehood, and petty-minded living, the text marks the erosion of dharma that undermines social order and righteous rule.
Through a cumulative catalogue of behaviors—enmity, delusion, dependence on disgraceful livelihoods, and habitual lying—Parāśara shows how inner vice becomes public disorder.
Against the backdrop of Kali-yuga confusion, Vishnu remains the stable supreme reality and sustainer of cosmic order; the verse highlights the need to re-anchor life in dharma and devotion amid degeneration.