Shloka 6
सदाचार-नियमाः: शील, संयम, संग-निषेध, शुचिता, वाणी-नीति, परोपकारः
विद्विष्टपतितोन्मत्तबहुवैरादिकीटकैः बन्धकीबन्धकीभर्तृक्षुद्रानृतकथैः सह
vidviṣṭapatitonmattabahuvairādikīṭakaiḥ bandhakībandhakībhartṛkṣudrānṛtakathaiḥ saha
Kasama ng “mga salot ng panahon”—mga taong mapoot, bagsak, at baliw; may maraming alitan at mababang pita—magkakaroon din ng nabubuhay sa pagkagapos at kahihiyan, mga tagapag-alaga at asawa ng mga courtesan, makitid ang isip, at mga nagsasalaysay ng kasinungalingan.
Sage Parāśara (narrating to Maitreya)
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.