Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.3.22
Manvantara· The Manus and right dutyReligion Is Halved in Dvāpara-yuga
“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.”
What the purport teaches
- In Dvāpara-yuga, austerity, truth, mercy and charity are reduced to half their strength.
- Dissatisfaction opposes austerity, and untruth opposes truth.
- Violence opposes mercy, and enmity opposes charity. These irreligious qualities weaken religion.
Try this today
Choose one conversation today in which to speak carefully and truthfully.
Ask yourself
Is dissatisfaction, untruth, violence or enmity weakening a good quality in me?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.