Texts 17-18] Appearance of Sri Narada 207

Kali age, and accordingly he made arrangement for the people in general
so that they can execute a progressive life in this age which is full of dark-
ness. The people in general in this age of Kali are too much interested in
matter, which is temporary. Because of ignorance they are unable to
evaluate the assets of life and be enlightened in spiritual knowledge.

TEXTS 17-18

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gum sary ster afaieeta VET |
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bhautikanam ca bhavanam
Sakti-hrasam ca tatkrtam
asraddadhanan nihsattvan
durmedhan hrasitayusah
durbhagamé ca janan viksya
munir divyena caksusa
sarva-varndsramanam yad

dadhyau hitam amogha-drk

bhautikanam ca—also of everything that is made of matter; bhavanam—
actions; sakti-hrasam ca—deterioration of natural power; tat-krtam—
rendered by that; asraddadhanan—of the faithless; nihsattvan—impatient
due to want of the mode of goodness; hrasita—reduced; ayusah—of dura-
tion of life; durbhagan ca—also the unlucky; janaén—people in general;
viksya—by seeing; munih—the muni; divyena—by transcendental; caksusa—
vision; sarva—all; varndsramanam—of all the statuses and orders of life;
yat—what; dadhyau—contemplated; hitam—welfare; amogha-drk—one who
is fully equipped in knowledge.

TRANSLATION

The great sage, who was fully equipped in knowledge, could see, through
his transcendental vision, the deterioration of everything material, due to
the influence of the age. He could also see that the faithless people in
general would be reduced in duration of life and would be impatient due
