Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 29
Kali-yuga’s Degradation, the Advent of Kalki, and the Reset of the Yuga Cycle
विष्णोर्भगवतो भानु: कृष्णाख्योऽसौ दिवं गत: । तदाविशत् कलिर्लोकं पापे यद् रमते जन: ॥ २९ ॥
viṣṇor bhagavato bhānuḥ kṛṣṇākhyo ’sau divaṁ gataḥ tadāviśat kalir lokaṁ pāpe yad ramate janaḥ
The Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, is brilliant like the sun and is known as Kṛṣṇa. When He returned to the spiritual sky, Kali entered this world, and people then began to take pleasure in sinful activities.
FAQs
This verse states that when Lord Kṛṣṇa—the radiant light of Bhagavān Viṣṇu—departed, Kali entered the world because people had begun to delight in sinful life.
Śukadeva explains that Kali gains access where adharma increases—when people become attracted to pāpa (sin), the conditions for Kali-yuga’s influence manifest.
Reduce voluntary sinful habits and increase sāttvika living and bhakti—especially remembrance of Kṛṣṇa—so that Kali’s influence weakens in one’s personal life.