प्रकटे मद्यमांसादौ निन्दादण्डविवर्ज्जिते । गूढपानं चरिष्यन्ति तदैव प्रवलः कलिः ॥ ५५ ॥
prakaṭē madyamāṁsādau nindādaṇḍavivarjjitē | gūḍhapānaṁ cariṣyanti tadaiva pravalaḥ kaliḥ || 55 ||
Translation
When, though wine, meat and the like are openly taken and free of blame or punishment, people drink in secret, then the Kali age is in its strength.
Word by word
- prakaṭē
- when open
- madyamāṁsādau
- wine, meat and the like
- nindādaṇḍavivarjjitē
- free of blame and punishment
- gūḍhapānaṁ
- secret drinking
- cariṣyanti
- will practise
- tadaiva
- then indeed
- pravalaḥ
- strong
- kaliḥ
- is Kali
Meaning
The commentary: the sign of the age is secrecy where there is no need of it.