SB 12.3.22
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
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
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.