Shloka 15
कलौ धर्मसुलभता — व्यासोपाख्यानम् एवं संकीर्तन-प्रधानता
यत् कृते दशभिर् वर्षैस् त्रेतायां हायनेन तत् द्वापरे तच् च मासेन अहोरात्रेण तत् कलौ
yat kṛte daśabhir varṣais tretāyāṃ hāyanena tat dvāpare tac ca māsena ahorātreṇa tat kalau
What is attained in the Kṛta age through ten years of sustained practice is gained in the Tretā age in a single year; in the Dvāpara age in a single month; and in the Kali age in a single day and night.
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
Yuga: Krita/Treta/Dvapara/Kali
Concept: The efficacy of spiritual practice increases across the yugas, culminating in Kali where results can be attained with minimal time.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Prioritize daily, consistent sādhana (especially nāma-japa/kīrtana) rather than postponing practice as ‘too difficult’ for the age.
Vishishtadvaita: Divine grace makes liberation-oriented fruit accessible even in Kali through simple, sincere means rather than sheer ascetic capacity.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: shanta
FAQs
This verse uses the four-yuga framework to show how the same spiritual result requires progressively less time as the ages decline, highlighting the Purana’s doctrine of cyclical time and changing conditions of dharma.
Parāśara presents a graded scale: what demands long austerity in Kṛta becomes achievable faster in later ages—year in Tretā, month in Dvāpara, and merely a day-night in Kali—emphasizing time-conditioned practice and fruition.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching aligns with Vaishnava theology that divine grace and devotion can compress effort and time, making liberation-oriented attainment possible even in Kali-yuga.