Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.3.41
कलौ काकिणिकेऽप्यर्थे विगृह्य त्यक्तसौहृदा: ।
त्यक्ष्यन्ति च प्रियान् प्राणान् हनिष्यन्ति स्वकानपि ॥ ४१ ॥
kalau kākiṇike ’py arthe
[kalau kaakinike ’py arthe]
vigṛhya tyakta-sauhṛdāḥ
[vigrihya tyakta-sauhridaah]
tyakṣyanti ca priyān prāṇān
[tyakshyanti cha priyaan praanaan]
haniṣyanti svakān api
[hanishyanti svakaan api]
Word-for-word
kalau
—
in the Age of Kali
kākiṇike
—
of a small coin
api
—
even
arthe
—
for the sake
vigṛhya
—
developing enmity
tyakta
—
abandoning
sauhṛdāḥ
—
friendly relations
tyakṣyanti
—
they will reject
ca
—
and
priyān
—
dear
prāṇān
—
their own lives
haniṣyanti
—
they will kill
svakān
—
their own relatives
api
—
even.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
kalau kākiṇike ’py arthe
kalau
in the Age of Kali
kākiṇike
of a small coin
vigṛhya tyakta-sauhṛdāḥ
tyakṣyanti ca priyān prāṇān
api
even
arthe
for the sake
vigṛhya
developing enmity
tyakta
abandoning
sauhṛdāḥ
friendly relations
tyakṣyanti
they will reject
ca
and
priyān
dear
prāṇān
their own lives
haniṣyanti svakān api
haniṣyanti
they will kill
svakān
their own relatives
api
even.
In Kali-yuga men will develop hatred for each other even over a few coins. Giving up all friendly relations, they will be ready to lose their own lives and kill even their own relatives.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
In Kali-yuga, men will develop hatred for each other even over a few coins. Giving up all friendly relations, they will be ready to lose their own lives and kill even their own relatives.
They will quarrel over twenty cowries.
Personal Guidance
Hatred over a few coins; relatives killed; friendships sold cheap. Kali's economics corrupt the heart. The protection: hold relationships above transactions, even when transactions feel pressing.
Reflection Questions
- Where is a small financial issue currently risking a relationship?
- What would prioritizing the relationship cost — and is it worth it?
My note
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