← Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1962)

Chapter 14: Disappearance of Lord Krishna

Verse 5 of 37
SB 1.14.5

nimityani ati aristani kale tu anugate nrinam lobhadi adharma prakritim dristwa uvacha anuajm nripah.

Synonyms

nimityanicauses; ativery serious; aristaniinauspicities; kalein course of time; tubut; anugatepassing away; nrinamof the humanity at large; lobhadigreed etc; adharmairreligious; prakritimhabits; dristwahaving observed; uvachasaid; anujamyounger brother, Nripah the king.

Translation

In course of time it has come to happen that people in general have become accustomed to greed, anger, pride etc and Maharaj Yudhisthir having observed all these serious inauspicities adressed his younger brothers and said.

Purport

A pious king like Maharaj Yudhisthir at once became perturbed in mind when there was such inhumanly symptoms as greed, anger, irreligiosities hypocrisy rampant in the society. And it appears from this statemant that all the abovementioned symptoms of degraded society were unknown to the people of the time and it became astonishing for them to have experienced them with the advent of the Kali Yuga or the age of quarrel.

Verse 5 of 37