SB 12.3.22

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 3: The Bhūmi-gītā

SB 12.3.21 - SB 12.3.23

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 22

tapaḥ-satya-dayā-dāneṣv

ardhaṁ hrasvati dvāpare

hiṁsātuṣṭy-anṛta-dveṣair

dharmasyādharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ

SYNONYMS

tapaḥ—of austerity; satya—truth; dayā—mercy; dāneṣu—and charity; ardham—one half; hrasvati—diminishes; dvāpare—in the age of Dvāpara; hiṁsā—by violence; atuṣṭi—dissatisfaction; anṛta—untruth; dveṣaiḥ—and hatred; dharmasya—of religion; adharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ—by the qualities of irreligion.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

In Dvāpara-yuga the religious qualities of austerity, truth, mercy and charity are reduced to one half by their irreligious counterparts—dissatisfaction, untruth, violence and enmity.

SB 12.3.21 - SB 12.3.23