Lal Vakh -'Kokkali sath kula gatchan Patali,' - A saying from a Kashmiri saint poetess.

 Kokkali sath kula gatchan Patali,

Akali zal mal varshun peun,

Mamas tanki ti mus ki piyalai,

Brahman ti chrali ikvath khen.

Lal Ded, a saint poetess from Kashmir (India) says a time will come when shudras will follow the conduct meant for brahmanas. With the change of ‘yuga’ Brahmanas will be seated in the same row and eat the sacrificial food together. She says that there will be men who will be devoted to falsehood, those who are addicted to liquor and flesh, and those who regard their wives as enemies. Thieves will follow the conduct of kings and kings will follow the conduct of thieves. She says that servants will enjoy what they have not been instructed to enjoy. Riches will be praised, and the conduct of the virtuous will not be revered.

Lal Ded refers to the time - when it is the end of a yuga, those who are outcasts will not be condemned. Mortals will be devoid of their senses. They will sport disheveled hair or shave their heads. Without attaining the age of sixteen years, men will have children. When it is the end of a yuga, inhabitants will sell food, auspicious objects will be sold at the crossroads and women will sell their hair. Everyone will speak about the brahman.

The brahmanas will sell austerities, sacrifices, and the truth of the Vedas. When it is the end of a yuga, the seasons will behave in a contrary fashion. Shudras will observe dharma. They will display their white teeth and not lower their eyes. They will shave their heads and dress themselves in ochre garments. There will be many predatory beasts and the number of cattle will decline. When it is the end of a yuga, tasty food will be difficult to come by and learning will decline.

When it is the end of a yuga, inferior subjects will be allowed to go everywhere. When the yuga is destroyed, two-year-old bulls will be used to plough and till and the rain will shower down in extraordinary ways. When the yuga withdraws itself, men will no longer follow dharma. The land will become a desert and highways will traverse through the interiors of cities. When it is Kali-yuga, everyone will become a trader. Sons will no longer render offerings to their ancestors. Driven by avarice and falsehood, they will act against each other and steal each other's shares. When it is the end of a yuga, women who have lost their beauty, form, and riches, will still decorate their hair. When it is the end of a yuga, householders will no longer possess a refuge and will be terrified. They will believe that no one should be loved as much as a wife. There will be many who are wicked in conduct and ignoble. Nevertheless, they will be handsome.

There will be few men and many women. There will be many beggars in this world, and they will give to each other. The kings will punish and afflict those who are not thieves and people will face destruction. Seeds sown will not lead to crops. The young will follow the conduct of the old. When the yuga is over, people will be happy with whatever they obtain in this world. Harsh winds will blow during the rainy season, inferior and laced with showers of stones. When it is the end of a yuga, there will be suspicion about the world hereafter. Kings will follow the conduct of Vaishyas and earn a living from riches and grain. When the yuga is over, brahmanas will also follow this kind of conduct. There will be violations of agreements and contracts. As the yuga starts to decay, debts will not be repaid. When the yuga is destroyed, the pursuit of future fruits will be unsuccessful.

Joy and anger will be successful among men. For the sake of milk, even goats will be milked. Those who do not know the sacred texts will behave as if they are wise. When it is the end of a yuga, they will nevertheless become trainers of the sacred texts. Without consulting the elders, everyone will be presumed to know everything. Kings will generally be thieves.

Shudras, deceitful people, and drunkards become teachers of the brahman and perform horse sacrifices. When the end of the yuga presents itself, brahmanas become greedy for riches and perform sacrifices for those for whom sacrifices should not be performed and eat that which should not be eaten. They desire objects of pleasure and do not study anything. Women adorn themselves with a single conch shell and bind themselves up with gavedhuka.

Sons engage fathers in tasks and daughters-in-law employ mothers-in-law. Men will have intercourse with women who are not from their own varnas. Men who observe agnihotra sacrifices will eat without having performed the required rites earlier. By offering shares of sacrifices as alms, men will themselves eat them first. While husbands are asleep, wives will cheat and go to someone else. While wives are asleep, men will go to the wives of others. Everyone will have some disease and some kind of mental suffering. Everyone will envy others. When the era ends, people will harm others without having been injured earlier.