In those days it will be wealth that confers distinction. The earth will be valued only for its mineral treasures. Dishonesty will be the universal means of subsistence. The dominant cast will be that of the Shudras.

"Riches and piety will diminish daily, until the world will be corrupted.

 

In those days it will be wealth that confers distinction.

 

Passion will be the sole reason for the union between the sexes.

 

Lies will be the only method of success in business.

 

Women will be the objects merely of sensual gratification.

 

The earth will be valued only for its mineral treasures.

 

Dishonesty will be the universal means of subsistence.

 

A simple ablution will be regarded as sufficient purification.

 

The observances of casts, laws and institutions will no longer be enforced in the Dark Age.

 

And the ceremonies prescribed by the Vedas will be neglected.

 

Women will obey only their whims and will be infatuated with pleasure, while men of all kinds will presumptuously regard themselves as the equal of Brahmins.

 

The Vaishyas will abandon agriculture and commerce and will earn their living by servitude or by the excercise of mechanical professions.

 

The dominant cast will be that of the Shudras."

 

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Quotes from the Hindu text Vishnu Purana

 

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Sculpture by Veit Stoss

 

 

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