Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 31
Kali-yuga’s Degradation, the Advent of Kalki, and the Reset of the Yuga Cycle
यदा देवर्षय: सप्त मघासु विचरन्ति हि । तदा प्रवृत्तस्तु कलिर्द्वादशाब्दशतात्मक: ॥ ३१ ॥
yadā devarṣayaḥ sapta maghāsu vicaranti hi tadā pravṛttas tu kalir dvādaśābda-śatātmakaḥ
When the constellation of the seven sages is passing through the lunar mansion Maghā, the Age of Kali begins. It comprises twelve hundred years of the demigods.
FAQs
This verse states that Kali begins when the seven divine sages (Saptaṛṣi) are moving through the nakṣatra Maghā.
He is giving Parīkṣit a precise, traditional time-marker for the onset and course of Kali-yuga, linking cosmic chronology with the king’s present historical moment.
It encourages urgency and clarity: knowing the age’s influence, one can consciously take shelter of bhakti—hearing, chanting, and remembering the Lord—to stay protected from Kali’s degrading effects.