We have heard that, in the succeeding Yugas, the words of the Vedas, the periods of life, the blessings and the fruits of Vedic rites, all decrease gradually.
वेदवादाश्चानुयुगं ह्रसन्तीतीह नः श्रुतम्। आयूंषि चाशिषश्चैव वेदस्यैव च यत्फलम्॥