Sukadeva Gosvami is describing the chief symptoms of this age, Kali-yuga. The first symptom he says, tatas ca anu-dinam. With the process of this age dharma, religious principles; satyam, truthfulness; saucam, cleanliness; ksama, forgiveness; daya, mercifulness; ayuh, duration of life; balam, bodily strength; smrtih, memory... Just count how many. Dharmah, satyam, saucam, ksama, daya, ayuh, balam, smrti - eight. These things will gradually reduce to nil, almost nil.
Lecture on Srimad-Bhagavatam 1.15.46, Los Angeles, 24 December, 1973