Shloka 14
अर्जुनस्य अन्त्येष्टि, द्वारकाप्लावनम्, कलिप्रवेशः, कालोपदेशः
ततस् ते पापकर्माणो लोभोपहतचेतसः आभीरा मन्त्रयाम् आसुः समेत्यात्यन्तदुर्मदाः
tatas te pāpakarmāṇo lobhopahatacetasaḥ ābhīrā mantrayām āsuḥ sametyātyantadurmadāḥ
அப்போது பாவச் செயலுடையவர்கள், பேராசையால் மனம் சிதைந்தவர்கள், மிகுந்த அகந்தையுடைய ஆபீரர்கள் ஒன்று கூடி ஆலோசிக்கத் தொடங்கினர்.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
FAQs
Greed is shown as a force that wounds discernment (cetas), leading to collective plotting and further adharma, a recurring moral driver behind political collapse in the Purana’s dynastic sections.
He links outer events (assemblies, conspiracies, power moves) to inner causes—sinful action, greed, and pride—so history reads as ethical consequence, not merely chronology.
Even when Vishnu is not named, the narrative presumes a moral order under the Supreme Lord: deviation into lobha and durmada signals falling away from dharma, which ultimately necessitates restoration of order aligned with Vishnu’s sovereignty.