Canto & Chapters
The Age of Deterioration (13 Chapters)
Chapter 130v
Chapter 1
Chapter 230v
Chapter 2
Chapter 330v
Chapter 3
Chapter 430v
Chapter 4
Chapter 530v
Chapter 5
Chapter 630v
Chapter 6
Chapter 730v
Chapter 7
Chapter 830v
Chapter 8
Chapter 930v
Chapter 9
Chapter 1030v
Chapter 10
Chapter 1130v
Chapter 11
Chapter 1230v
Chapter 12
Chapter 1330v
Chapter 13
Canto 12, Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Verse 20 (SB 12.3.20)
SB 12.3.20 • मूल श्लोक
त्रेतायां धर्मपादानां तुर्यांशो हीयते शनै: । अधर्मपादैरनृतहिंसासन्तोषविग्रहै: ॥ २० ॥
Transliteration
tretāyāṁ dharma-pādānāṁ turyāṁśo hīyate śanaiḥ adharma-pādair anṛta- hiṁṣāsantoṣa-vigrahaiḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaBy falsity truth is diminished, by violence mercy is diminished, by dissatisfaction austerity is diminished, and by quarrel charity and cleanliness are diminished.