Shloka 43
इन्द्रद्युम्नोपाख्यानम्
Indradyumna Upākhyāna: On Kīrti, Smṛti, and Restoration
न क्ष॑ंस्यति पिता पुत्र पुत्रश्न पितरं तथा । भार्याश्व पतिशुश्रूषां न करिष्यन्ति संक्षये,युगक्षय-कालमें पिता पुत्रके अपराधको क्षमा नहीं करेंगे और पुत्र भी पिताकी बात नहीं सहेगा। स्त्रियाँ अपने पतियोंकी सेवा छोड़ देंगी
na kṣaṁsyati pitā putraṁ putraś ca pitaraṁ tathā | bhāryāś ca patiśuśrūṣāṁ na kariṣyanti saṁkṣaye ||
马尔坎德耶说道：“当世道衰败之时，父不再宽恕子之过，子亦不再容受父之言。妻子们也将舍弃对丈夫的恭敬侍奉。于是，随着时代日益败坏，忍让、敬重与家道之责的纽带尽皆崩解。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that when dharma declines, the first visible symptom is the breakdown of forbearance and duty within the household: parents and children stop forgiving each other, and spouses abandon mutual obligations. Ethical life is shown to depend on kṣamā (forgiveness) and gṛhastha-dharma (household responsibilities).
Mārkaṇḍeya is describing signs of an age of degeneration (yuga-kṣaya): social and familial relationships become harsh, respect between father and son collapses, and wives no longer maintain traditional service and care toward husbands—illustrating a broader erosion of social order.