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In the days of yore, speaking lies was an unusual occurrence and people were
terribly afraid of resorting to lies to defend their wrong doing, or to heightening their
status, for it is a sin. Occasions were very rare and they can be counted on finger ends.
For, lying being a mahapapa according books on ethics, liars were constrained to face
obnoxious disasters during their existence in this world and eternal damnation after
their disgraceful exit from this world. Truth was worshipped; speakers of truth. were
honoured and the society progressed as it was ordained. It is because of that there
were rains sufficient and timely, harvests abundant, and life was running smooth as
harmony prevailed. And as said Nyayadevata was moving about gracefully on the
fours. The rulers upheld it and the subjects practiced, and this was confined to
Krita,
Treta and Dwapara yugas. With the advent of Kalki, things underwent such a
metamorphosis that truth could not be traced with microscope or telescope. It is
nullified mercilessly, rather it can be said without least trace of doubt that it is put to
annihilation whole sale. By whom? The question,
if put, it boomerangs in a flash and floors the questioner. False-hood is so
rampant and it is omnipresent that the omnipotent God is forcibly thrown out and
gone for a hired apartment to hide himself to be screened from the Goddess of
Asatya, reining supreme. Poor Dharma Devatha is limping on one leg. The asatya
is installed on the highest pedestals and her votaries are enacting laws in such
a way that they are the modern editions of Dharma, and their duplicity and
underhand dealings double tongued talk etc. are being passed for fair justice
and right standards of diplomacy. When the ruler himself daringly and
nonchalantly is chanting that type of mahamantra where can Satya stand? She is
exposed to all rough weather and so become vulnerable to every torpedo masterly
released. The result needs no elaboration - chaos that is pulverizing the seat of
Dharma.
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