riches persist. These are the abodes of Adharma. Consenting to this order, Kali went off after making his pranams to the mighty King. (And to this day, he lives wherever these fivefold sins are being done).

And King Parikshith made arrangements for the peaceful conducting of yatnas, yagam, and for propagating the Dharma. Thus the bull, Dharmadeva who was limping on one leg alone could walk around on all his legs, and because of Dharma was again doing well in this world, Bhoomidevi too became happy.

Note – Bhagavatham says how the three pillars of Dharma were ruined. “Thapas or penance” was replaced by “Garvam or arrogance”, “Shaucham or cleanliness of self-centredness” was replaced by “Samgam or over attachment” and “Daya or mercy” was replaced by “Madham or selfishness”.

This leaves a note of caution for us. It is not money, but the greed for money that ruins our mental peace. We may be rich or not, but when our minds are filled with the desire to make money at any cost, it will lead us to Adharmik ways. Same is the case with fame, lust and power.