SB 12.3.20

Devanāgarī

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