Shloka 3
उत्तङ्कोपाख्यानप्रारम्भः — Uttanka’s Tapas, Viṣṇu-stuti, and the Dhundhumāra Prophecy
Opening
तच्छीलमनुवर्त्स्यन्ति मनुष्या लोकवासिन: । विप्रैश्नोरक्षये चैव कृते क्षेमं भविष्यति,फिर इस जगत्के निवासी मनुष्य उनके शील-स्वभावका अनुकरण करेंगे। इस प्रकार सत्ययुगमें ब्राह्मणोंद्वारा दस्युदलका विनाश हो जानेपर संसारका मंगल होगा
tacchīlam anuvartsyanti manuṣyā lokavāsinaḥ | vipraiś ca naurakṣaye caiva kṛte kṣemaṃ bhaviṣyati ||
马尔坎德耶说道：“居于此世之人，皆将以那般行止与品性为范而效法。于是，在克利多（真）时代，当盗贼之群被荡平、婆罗门得以护持之时，世间将安稳吉祥。”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Public welfare (kṣema) arises when society imitates exemplary character (śīla), lawlessness is checked, and the guardians of dharma—here represented by vipras—are protected; ethical models and social protection together sustain a harmonious age.
Mārkaṇḍeya describes a future (or ideal) condition of the world: people will emulate a certain noble conduct, and in the Kṛta/Satya age, with the elimination of robber-bands and the safeguarding of Brahmins, the world becomes peaceful and auspicious.