Chapter 4 outlines several specific indicators of a world in need of a saint's intervention. These signs include a breakdown of the social order, where Brahmins despise their own caste and Shudras try to become Brahmins. Other signs mentioned in Chapter 4 are the open consumption of liquor and meat by Brahmins, the growth of sectarian hatred, and a general disregard for religious teachings and teachers. When people consider themselves scholars in every house and religious practitioners grow weary of their duties like prayers and meditation, the text states that this is the time for a saint's incarnation to restore dharma.
Can you list the specific signs of social and religious decline mentioned in Chapter 4 that precipitate a saint's incarnation?
📖 Chapter 4