SB 12.3.24
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 24
- kalau tu dharma-pādānāṁ
- turyāṁśo 'dharma-hetubhiḥ
- edhamānaiḥ kṣīyamāṇo
- hy ante so 'pi vinaṅkṣyati
SYNONYMS
kalau — in the age of Kali; tu — and; dharma-pādānām — of the legs of religion; turya-aṁśaḥ — one fourth; adharma — of irreligion; hetubhiḥ — by the principles; edhamānaiḥ — which are increasing; kṣīyamāṇaḥ — decreasing; hi — indeed; ante — in the end; saḥ — that one quarter; api — also; vinaṅkṣyati — will be destroyed.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
In the age of Kali only one fourth of the religious principles remains. That last remnant will continuously be decreased by the ever-increasing principles of irreligion and will finally be destroyed.