SB 12.3.20 · Srimad-Bhagavatam

Devanagari

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

Verse 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

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. Truth is reduced by lying. Mercy is reduced by violence. Austerity is reduced by dissatisfaction. Cleanliness is reduced by 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.