With the loss of the Vedas, o Supreme Lord, righteousness also has been lost. For this, O Supreme Lord of the three worlds, we are about to be reduced to the status of human beings.
ब्रह्मणश्च प्रणाशेन धर्मो व्यनशदीश्वर। ततः स्म समतां याता मत्यस्त्रिभुवनेश्व॥