वित्तमेव कलौ नृणां जन्माचारगुणोदय: । धर्मन्यायव्यवस्थायां कारणं बलमेव हि ॥ २ ॥
vittam eva kalau nṝṇāṁ janmācāra-guṇodayaḥ dharma-nyāya-vyavasthāyāṁ kāraṇaṁ balam eva hi
- vittam
- wealth
- eva
- alone
- kalau
- in the Age of Kali
- nṝṇām
- among men
- janma
- of good birth
- ācāra
- good behavior
- guṇa
- and good qualities
- udayaḥ
- the cause of manifestation
- dharma
- of religious duty
- nyāya
- and reason
- vyavasthāyām
- in the establishment
- kāraṇam
- the cause
- balam
- strength
- eva
- only
- hi
- indeed
In Kali-yuga, wealth alone will be considered the sign of a man’s good birth, proper behavior and fine qualities. And law and justice will be applied only on the basis of one’s power.