Shloka 34

कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः

Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account

Devanagari script

शतानि तानि दिव्यानि सप्त पञ्च च संख्यया निःशेषेण ततस् तस्मिन् भविष्यति पुनः कृतम्

Transliteration

śatāni tāni divyāni sapta pañca ca saṃkhyayā niḥśeṣeṇa tatas tasmin bhaviṣyati punaḥ kṛtam

Translation

When those divine years—reckoned as seven hundred and five hundred (twelve hundred) in all—are fully completed, then, upon the exhaustion of that span, the Kṛta Yuga will arise once more.

Word by Word

• शतानि: hundreds
• शतानि: Karma (Measure/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• तानि: those
• तानि: Visheshana (Determiner)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• दिव्यानि: divine
• दिव्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Case 1/2), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Karma (Measure/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; अत्र परिमाणे (indeclinable numeral)

• पञ्च: five
• पञ्च: Karma (Measure/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; अत्र परिमाणे (indeclinable numeral)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• संख्यया: by count, in number
• संख्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Case 3), एकवचन

• निःशेषेण: entirely, without remainder
• निःशेषेण: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निःशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental used adverbially): ‘completely’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal/Source)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (thereafter/from that)

• तस्मिन्: in that (time)
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी (Case 7), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be, will occur
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक अव्यय (again)

• कृतम्: Kṛta (age)
• कृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from कृ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Case 1), एकवचन; युगनाम (कृतयुग)

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)

Parashara-Maitreya Dialogue

Speaker: Parasara

Topic: Completion of Kali’s measure and the return of Kṛta-yuga

Teaching: Cosmological

Quality: revealing

Cosmological Context

Yuga: Satya

Manvantara: Vaivasvata

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Yugas recur in a fixed cycle; after Kali’s completion, Kṛta (Satya) arises again, affirming the ultimately restorative rhythm of dharma.

Vedantic Theme: Dharma

Application: Maintain hope and steadiness: personal dharma can be practiced even in decline, anticipating renewal through sustained devotion.

Vishishtadvaita: The Lord as jagat-kāraṇa governs cyclic renewal; dharma’s restoration is not accidental but an expression of His purposeful order.

Vaishnava Theology

Vishnu Form: Narayana

Bhakti Type: Shanta

Jagat Karana: Yes

Characters & Entities

• Kṛta Yuga (Satya Yuga)
• Yuga cycle
• Divine years (deva-varṣa)

FAQs

What is the significance of divine years in Vishnu Purana timekeeping?

This verse uses deva-varṣa (divine years) as the unit for measuring vast cosmic periods, marking when a Yuga completes and the next begins.

How does Sage Parāśara explain the return of Kṛta (Satya) Yuga?

He frames time as cyclical: once the stated count of divine years is fully exhausted, the sequence turns again and Kṛta Yuga reappears.

What is the theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

The recurring restoration of Kṛta Yuga reflects an ordered cosmos governed by the Supreme—Vishnu—who upholds and renews dharma across cycles of time.