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title: "Uttar Kand Doha 98b"
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# Uttar Kand · Doha 98b

**चौ०** 
> बरन धर्म नहिं आश्रम चारी। श्रुति बिरोध रत सब नर नारी॥  
> द्विज श्रुति बेचक भूप प्रजासन। कोउ नहिं मान निगम अनुसासन॥१॥

**चौ०** 
> मारग सोइ जा कहुँ जोइ भावा। पंडित सोइ जो गाल बजावा॥  
> मिथ्यारंभ दंभ रत जोई। ता कहुँ संत कहइ सब कोई॥२॥

**चौ०** 
> सोइ सयान जो परधन हारी। जो कर दंभ सो बड़ आचारी॥  
> जो कह झूँठ मसखरी जाना। कलिजुग सोइ गुनवंत बखाना॥३॥

**चौ०** 
> निराचार जो श्रुति पथ त्यागी। कलिजुग सोइ ग्यानी सो बिरागी॥  
> जाकें नख अरु जटा बिसाला। सोइ तापस प्रसिद्ध कलिकाला॥४॥

Meaning: “No one follows the duties of one’s own caste; the four Āśramas or stages of life also disappear. Every man and woman takes delight in opposing the Vedas. The Brāhmaṇas sell the Vedas; the kings torment their subjects; no one respects the injunction of the Vedas.(1)

“The right course for every individual is that which one takes a fancy to; a man of erudition is he who plays the braggart. Whoever launches fraudulent undertakings and is given to hypocrisy, does everyone call him a saint. (2)

“He alone is clever, who robs another of his wealth; he who puts up false appearances is an ardent follower of established usage, he who is given to lying and is clever at cutting jokes, is spoken of as a man of ‘erudition’ in the Kali age. (3)

“He alone who is a reprobate and has abandoned the path of the Vedas is a man of wisdom and dispassion in the Kali age. He alone who has grown big nails and long locks of matted hair is a renowned ‘ascetic’ in the Kali age. (4)

**दो०** 
> असुभ बेष भूषन धरें भच्छाभच्छ जे खाहिं।  
> तेइ जोगी तेइ सिद्ध नर पूज्य ते कलिजुग माहिं॥ ९८ (क) ॥

**सो०** 
> जे अपकारी चार तिन्ह कर गौरव मान्य तेइ।  
> मन क्रम बचन लबार तेइ बकता कलिकाल महुँ॥ ९८ (ख)॥

Meaning: “They alone who put on an unseemly garb and ornaments, eat anything and everything, no matter whether it is worth eating or not, are ascetics; they alone are perfect men and they alone are worthy of adoration in the Kali age. (98 A)

“They who are of maleficent conduct are held in great esteem and they alone are worthy of honour. Even so, they alone who are babblers in thought, word and deed are orators in the Kali age. (98 B)

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