Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 34

Kali-yuga’s Degradation, the Advent of Kalki, and the Reset of the Yuga Cycle

Devanagari script

दिव्याब्दानां सहस्रान्ते चतुर्थे तु पुन: कृतम् । भविष्यति तदा नृणां मन आत्मप्रकाशकम् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

divyābdānāṁ sahasrānte caturthe tu punaḥ kṛtam bhaviṣyati tadā nṝṇāṁ mana ātma-prakāśakam

Translation

Après mille années célestes de Kali-yuga, à la fin de son quatrième quart, le Kṛta-yuga (Satya-yuga) se manifestera de nouveau; alors l’esprit des hommes sera lumineux de lui-même.

Synonyms

• दिव्याब्दानाम्: of divine years
• दिव्याब्दानाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + अब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय: 'divine years'

• सहस्रान्ते: at the end of a thousand
• सहस्रान्ते: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'at the end of a thousand'

• चतुर्थे: in the fourth
• चतुर्थे: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; ordinal 'in the fourth' (year/period)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: सम्बन्ध (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle): contrast/emphasis

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: सम्बन्ध (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb): 'again'

• कृतम्: the Kṛta age
• कृतम्: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; 'Kṛta (Satya) age'

• भविष्यति: will be/come to be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: सम्बन्ध/कालाधिकरण (kāla-adhikaraṇa)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय: 'then'

• नृणाम्: of men/people
• नृणाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• मनः: mind
• मनः: कर्ता (Kartā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• आत्मप्रकाशकम्: self-illuminating
• आत्मप्रकाशकम्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आत्मन् + प्रकाशक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'self-illuminating' (ātmanas prakāśakam)

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the return of Satya (Kṛta) Yuga?

This verse states that after four thousand divine years, Kṛta (Satya) Yuga manifests again, marking a renewal of purity and dharma.

Who is speaking these yuga predictions in Bhagavatam Canto 12 Chapter 2?

Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks these descriptions of Kali-yuga and the future yuga cycle to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

Practical application: how can I cultivate a 'self-illuminating mind' in Kali Yuga?

By steady sādhana—especially śravaṇa and kīrtana of Bhagavān’s names and teachings—one can purify the mind so it reflects the Self, even amid Kali-yuga conditions.