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ŚB 12.3.20

Devanagari

त्रेतायां धर्मपादानां तुर्यांशो हीयते शनै: ।
अधर्मपादैरनृतहिंसासन्तोषविग्रहै: ॥ २० ॥

Text

tretāyāṁ dharma-pādānāṁ
turyāṁśo hīyate śanaiḥ
adharma-pādair anṛta-
hiṁṣāsantoṣa-vigrahaiḥ

Synonyms

tretāyām — in the second age; dharma-pādānām — of the legs of religion; turya — one fourth; aṁśaḥ — part; hīyate — is lost; śanaiḥ — gradually; adharma-pādaiḥ — by the legs of irreligion; anṛta — by falsity; hiṁsā — violence; asantoṣa — dissatisfaction; vigrahaiḥ — and quarrel.

Translation

In Tretā-yuga each leg of religion is gradually reduced by one quarter by the influence of the four pillars of irreligion — lying, violence, dissatisfaction and quarrel.

Purport

By falsity truth is diminished, by violence mercy is diminished, by dissatisfaction austerity is diminished, and by quarrel charity and cleanliness are diminished.