Matsyapurana 144.72

144.72

saritaḥ sāgarānūpān sevante parvatānapi
cīrakṛṣṇājinadharā niṣkriyā niṣparigrahāḥ //

After the disappearance of dharma the remainder of the people were plunged into deeper misfortunes Men and women became short statured and began to lose their lives at the early age of 25 They were all overpowered with distress They quitted their wives and sons and even quitted their towns and went to mountains to find a shelter there They built their houses near rivers, oceans, mountains and various other places There was no rain and the people had to cover themselves with rags and deerskin They left off karma, deprived of their possessions, and void of Varnâsrama and thus became very greatly oppressed, at last very few people remained—70-72