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Jnanins, Avadhi Jnanins. and of Sruta Kevalins, the condition of Bhärata-varsa will gradually be worse. Every day the people will become deteriorated by the poison of anger, malice, pride, greed, and vulgarity. Just as even a strong fortress becomes destroyed by the impact of a violent current of fast-running waters, in the same way, all salubrious limitations of ancient usage will be removed by the force of indisciplined popular current With the advent of worse times, people will be utterly destitute of mercy, truth, and the giving of gifts to deserving individuals. They will become enamoured by False Beliefs, and they will become more and more bigoted.
At that time, villages will resemble cremation grounds ; towns will look like burial places ; virtuous persons will come to poverty, and kings will be as cruel as Yama (God of Death). Oreedy kings will trouble their servants, and the king's servants, in their duty towards the king, will oppress the public. Like big fishes devouring smaller ones, the powerful bodies will invariably destroy the less powerful ones. The country will be in a pre-carious condition like a boat without a helmsman. Robbers will carry on dacoities. Kings will over-burden the provinces with excessive taxation. Judges and judicial officers will exhort bribes the people will be selfish, innimical to their
तह अस्सविसअसणि मेहा अम्बिलमेहा य खारमेहा य । अग्गिविसअसणिमेहा अभिक्खणं वासिहिन्ति तया ॥ ४७॥
जेण इहं मणुयाणं कासो सोसो जलायरो कोदो। जरसूलसीसवेयणा हवन्ति रोगा अणेगविहा ॥४८॥ काही तिरिए दुहिए जलथलखहचारिणो उ सच्चे दि । आरामछेत्तकारणणरुकवतणाई खयं नेही ॥ ४९ ॥
वेयडउसमकूडे गङ्गासिन्धू य मुत्तुमवसेसं । गिरिकूवनइतडागे थलाइ सव्वं सम होही ॥ ५० ॥ २२५० ।।
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