Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.4.17-18
SB 1.4.17-18
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bhautikānāṁ ca bhāvānāṁ śakti-hrāsaṁ ca tat-kṛtam aśraddadhānān niḥsattvān durmedhān hrasitāyuṣaḥ durbhagāṁś ca janān vīkṣya munir divyena cakṣuṣā sarva-varṇāśramāṇāṁ yad dadhyau hitam amogha-dṛk
Translation
The great sage, who was fully equipped in knowledge, could see, through his transcendental vision, the deterioration of everything material, due to the influence of the age. He could also see that the faithless people in general would be reduced in duration of life and would be impatient due to lack of goodness. Thus he contemplated for the welfare of men in all statuses and orders of life.