In the other cycles duty, as laid down in the Vedas, is seen to gradually decline by a quarter in each. Sinfulness multiplies by theft, untruth, and deception.
इतरेष्वागपाद् धर्मः पादशस्त्ववरोप्यते। चौर्यकानृतमायाभिरधर्मश्चोपचीयते॥