SB 1.17.2 (1965)
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT No. 2
Vrisam mrinalbhaval am mehantam iva vibhyatam Vepamanam padaikena seedantam sudrataditam.
ENGLISH SYNONYMS
Vrisam—the bull, Mrinaladhavalam—as white as the white lotus, Mehantam—urinating, Iva—as if, Vibhytam—being too much afraid of, Vepamanam—trembling, Padaikena—standing on one leg only, Seedantam—terrified by, Sudrataditam—being beaten by a Sudra.
TRANSLATION
The bull was as white as the white Lotus flower and was terrified of being beaten by the Sudra; it was too much afraid of him and thus trembling and standing on one leg was urinating.
PURPORT
The next symptom of the age of Kali is that principles of religions which are all spotless white like the white lotus flower, will be attacked by the uncultured Sudra population of the age. Such attacking people may be descendants of Brahmin or Kshatriya forefathers but in the age of Kali for want of sufficient education and culture of Vedic wisdom, such Sudra-like population will defy the principles of religion and persons who are religiously endowed will be terrified by such Sudra class of men. They will declare themselves belonging to no religious principles and many 'isms' and 'cults' will spring up in the Kali Yuga only for killing the spotless bull of religiosity. The state will be declared as secular or without any particular principle of religion and as a result of this there will be total indifference to the principles of religion, the citizens will be free to act as they like without any respect for Sadhu, Sastra and Guru. The bull was standing on one leg means that the principles of religiosity are gradually being diminished or practically without any standing and even that fragmental existence of religious principles would be embarrased by so many obstacles as if in the trembling condition of falling down at any time.