SB 12.3.20 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.20

त्रेतायां धर्मपादानां तुर्यांशो हीयते शनै: । अधर्मपादैरनृतहिंसासन्तोषविग्रहै: ॥ २० ॥

tretāyāṁ dharma-pādānāṁ

[tretaayaam dharma-paadaanaam]

turyāṁśo hīyate śanaiḥ

[turyaamsho heeyate shanaih]

adharma-pādair anṛta-

[adharma-paadair anrita-]

hiṁṣāsantoṣa-vigrahaiḥ

[himshaasantosha-vigrahaih]

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.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tretāyāṁ dharma-pādānāṁ

tretāyām

in the second age

dharma-pādānām

of the legs of religion

turyāṁśo hīyate śanaiḥ

turya

one fourth

aṁśaḥ

part

hīyate

is lost

śanaiḥ

gradually

adharma-pādair anṛta-

adharma-pādaiḥ

by the legs of irreligion

anṛta

by falsity

hiṁṣāsantoṣa-vigrahaiḥ

hiṁsā

violence

asantoṣa

dissatisfaction

vigrahaiḥ

and quarrel.

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

By falsity truth is diminished, by violence mercy is diminished, by dissatisfaction austerity is diminished, and by quarrel charity and cleanliness are diminished.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

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. Truth is reduced by lying. Mercy is reduced by violence. Austerity is reduced by dissatisfaction. Cleanliness is reduced by quarrel.

Personal Guidance

By Tretā, each leg of dharma loses a quarter — falsity erodes truth, violence erodes mercy, dissatisfaction erodes austerity, quarrel erodes charity. Naming these enemies precisely makes them easier to spot in our own day.

Reflection Questions

Which of the four — falsity, violence, dissatisfaction, quarrel — is most active in me?
What deliberate counter-practice could weaken it this week?

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