Shloka 6
Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy (Śṛṅgi) and the Moral Crisis of Kali-yuga
यस्मिन्नहनि यर्ह्येव भगवानुत्ससर्ज गाम् । तदैवेहानुवृत्तोऽसावधर्मप्रभव: कलि: ॥ ६ ॥
yasminn ahani yarhy eva bhagavān utsasarja gām tadaivehānuvṛtto ’sāv adharma-prabhavaḥ kaliḥ
On the very day and at the very moment when Bhagavān, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, left this earth, Kali—who gives rise to adharma—at once entered this world.
The Personality of Godhead and His holy name, qualities, etc., are all identical. The personality of Kali was not able to enter the jurisdiction of the earth due to the presence of the Personality of Godhead. And similarly if there is an arrangement for the constant chanting of the holy names, qualities, etc., of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no chance at all for the personality of Kali to enter. That is the technique of driving away the personality of Kali from the world. In modernized human society there are great advancements of material science, and they have invented the radio to distribute sound in the air. So instead of vibrating some nuisance sound for sense enjoyment, if the state arranges to distribute transcendental sound by resounding the holy name, fame and activities of the Lord, as they are authorized in the Bhagavad-gītā or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, then a favorable condition will be created, the principles of religion in the world will be reestablished, and thus the executive heads, who are so anxious to drive away corruption from the world, will be successful. Nothing is bad if properly used for the service of the Lord.
FAQs
This verse states that Kali, born of irreligion, began to manifest in the world immediately when the Lord withdrew His visible presence from the earth.
He is explaining the spiritual and historical context of the time—how irreligion gains strength in the Lord’s absence—setting the background for Parīkṣit’s later encounter with Kali and his urgent turn toward hearing Bhāgavata.
Recognize the influence of Kali—quarrel, hypocrisy, and irreligion—and counter it by staying close to Bhagavān through bhakti practices like hearing, chanting, and living by dharma.