he dharma ! te pādaś caturṇām eva eva tapa-ādi-pādānāṁ smayādibhir bhāga-traya-dhvaṁsād avaśiṣṭaś caturthair aṁśair ekaḥ |
sa ca prādhānyena vyapadeśo bhavati iti nyāyena satyaṁ tapa-ādiṣu satyasyaiva prādhānyāt |
yataḥ satyād bhavān ātmānaṁ nirvartayet kathañcid dhārayet |
yad vā, puruṣas tvāṁ sādhayet |
tad api pādam anṛtena saṁvardhitaḥ kaliḥ kali-rūpo’yam adharmo grahītum icchati |
tatreyaṁ dvādaśa-skandha-dṛṣṭyā sthitiḥ—kṛta-yuge prathamaṁ saṁpūrṇaś catuṣ-pād dharmaḥ |
tretāyāṁ caturṇām api pādānāṁ madhye smayena tapaḥ, saṅgena śaucam, madena dayā, anṛtena satyam ity evaṁ caturtho’ṁśo hīyate |
kalau caturtho’ṁśo’vaśiṣyate so’py ante naṅkṣyatīti ||