Matsyapurana 144.67

144.67

arājake yugāṃśe tu saṃkṣaye samupasthite
prajāstā vai tadā sarvāḥ parasparabhayārditāḥ //

When thus in the Sandhyâṃśa period, all acts of violence ended all the wicked potentates were slain, only a few survived here and there who, overwhelmed with greed began to plunder one another and caused great consternation to the people without a king They all left their homes and household goods and fled hither and thither to protect them-lves When the duties enjoined by the Śrutis and the Smritis came to an end the people gave themselves up to lust and anger and became devoid of greatness pleasure, love, and shame—64 69