SB 12.3.22 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.22

तप:सत्यदयादानेष्वर्धं ह्रस्वति द्वापरे । हिंसातुष्टय‍नृतद्वेषैर्धर्मस्याधर्मलक्षणै: ॥ २२ ॥

tapaḥ-satya-dayā-dāneṣv

[tapah-satya-dayaa-daaneshv]

ardhaṁ hrasvati dvāpare

[ardham hrasvati dvaapare]

hiṁsātuṣṭy-anṛta-dveṣair

[himsaatushty-anrita-dveshair]

dharmasyādharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ

[dharmasyaadharma-lakshanaih]

Word-for-word

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.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

tapaḥ-satya-dayā-dāneṣv

tapaḥ

of austerity

satya

truth

dayā

mercy

dāneṣu

and charity

ardhaṁ hrasvati dvāpare

ardham

one half

hrasvati

diminishes

dvāpare

in the age of Dvāpara

hiṁsātuṣṭy-anṛta-dveṣair

hiṁsā

by violence

atuṣṭi

dissatisfaction

anṛta

untruth

dveṣaiḥ

and hatred

dharmasyādharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ

dharmasya

of religion

adharma-lakṣaṇaiḥ

by the qualities of irreligion.

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.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

In Dvāpara-yuga, the religious qualities of austerity, truth, mercy and cleanliness are reduced to one half by their irreligious counterparts—dissatisfaction, untruth, violence and enmity. The list of adharmas starting with violence is not in the same order as the qualities of religion mentioned in the first line.

Personal Guidance

By Dvāpara, dharma is halved by its opposites. The downward slope is real, but every age also offers a way out — and in Dvāpara, that way was direct worship of Kṛṣṇa's lotus feet. Recognizing the slope, we lean against it instead of with it.

Reflection Questions

Where am I leaning 'with' the cultural slope rather than against it?
What spiritual posture would lean back?

📝 My note

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