धर्मो जितो ह्यधर्मेण जितः सत्योऽनृतेन च ।
जिता भृत्यैस्तु राजानः स्त्रीभिश्च पुरुषा जिताः ॥
- पराशर स्मृति
dharmo jito hi adharmeNa jitaH satyaH anRutena cha।
jitA bhRutyaiH tu rAjAnaH strIbhiH cha puruShA jitAH ॥
- parAshara smRiti
In the epoch of kali (the present age), Dharma will be overcome by immorality, Truth will be overshadowed by lies, servants will overthrow the kings and women will be in control of the men.
- Parashara Smriti
जिह्वा दग्धा परान्नेन हस्तौ दग्धौ प्रतिग्रहात् ।
परस्त्रीभिर्मनो दग्धं कथं सिद्धिः कलौ युगे ॥
- विचारदीपिका
jihvA dagdhA parAnnena hastau dagdhau pratigrahAt ।
parastrIbhiH mano dagdham katham siddhiH kalau yuge ॥
- vichAradIpikA
In the Epoch of Kali (present times), the tongue gets burnt by eating food given by others. The hands get burnt by taking money belonging to others. The mind is burnt by thinking about other women. What is the path to achievement then?
- Vicharadeepika
बहुमायासमाकीर्णः नानादोषसमाकुलः ।
लुप्तधर्मक्रियाचारः घोरः कालो भविष्यति ॥
- महाभारत
bahumAyA samAkIrNaH nAnA doSha samAkulaH ।
lupta dharma kriyAchAraH ghoraH kAlo bhaviShyati ॥
- mahAbhArata
The coming times will be very scary. It will filled with various kinds of deceit. Sins will grow. People will follow Dharma less and less. (In Mahabharata, the following epoch of Kali is described thus)
- Mahabharata
अशुभपुषि कलावप्यप्रमत्ताः स्वधर्मा
दनुदिनमुपकारानाचरन्तो बुधानाम् ।
बहुजनपरिपुष्टौ बद्धदीक्षास्त एते
तनुसुखमपि हित्वा तन्वते देशसेवाम् ॥
- विश्वगुणादर्श
ashubhapuShi kalau api a[pramattAH svadharmAd
anudinam upakArAn Acharanto budhAnAm ।
bahujana paripuShTau baddha dIkShAsta ete
tanusukhamapi hitvA tanvate deshasevAm ॥
- vishvaguNAdarsha
Even in the times of Kali (present age) when sin is on the rise there will be virtuous people who will not abandon their traditions. They will not lose their mind. They will continue to serve wise men every day. They will always strive to help as many people as possible. They do this as if they owe it to them. They do not care about their own bodily luxuries. Their sole aim will be to serve the country.
- Vishvagunadarsha
अरक्षितारो हर्तारश्युल्कव्याजेन पार्थिवाः ।
हारिणो जनवित्तानां संप्राप्ते तु कलौ युगे ॥
- विष्णु पुराण
arakShitAro hartAH ashyulka vyaajena pArthivaH ।
hAriNo janavittAnAM samprApte tu kalau yuge ॥
- viShNu purANa
In the times of Kali (present time), kings will not protect the subjects. They will loot them in the pretext of collecting taxes.
- Vishnu Purana