Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 3: The Bhūmi-gītā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.3.41
kalau kākiṇike 'py arthe
vigṛhya tyakta-sauhṛdāḥ
tyakṣyanti ca priyān prāṇān
haniṣyanti svakān api
SYNONYMS
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.
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.
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