श्रीशुक उवाच ततश्चानुदिनं धर्म: सत्यं शौचं क्षमा दया । कालेन बलिना राजन् नङ्क्ष्यत्यायुर्बलं स्मृति: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-śuka uvāca tataś cānu-dinaṁ dharmaḥ satyaṁ śaucaṁ kṣamā dayā kālena balinā rājan naṅkṣyaty āyur balaṁ smṛtiḥ
- śrī-śukaḥ uvāca
- Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
- tataḥ
- then
- ca
- and
- anudinam
- day after day
- dharmaḥ
- religion
- satyam
- truth
- śaucam
- cleanliness
- kṣamā
- tolerance
- dayā
- mercy
- kālena
- by the force of time
- balinā
- strong
- rājan
- O King Parīkṣit
- naṅkṣyati
- will become ruined
- āyuḥ
- duration of life
- balam
- strength
- smṛtiḥ
- memory
Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Then, O King, religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy, duration of life, physical strength and memory will all diminish day by day because of the powerful influence of the Age of Kali.