Shloka 28
कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः
Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account
यावत् स पादपद्माभ्यां पस्पर्शेमां वसुंधराम् तावत् पृथ्वीपरिष्वङ्गे समर्थो नाभवत् कलिः
yāvat sa pādapadmābhyāṃ pasparśemāṃ vasuṃdharām tāvat pṛthvīpariṣvaṅge samartho nābhavat kaliḥ
जब तक कमल-चरणों वाले प्रभु इस वसुंधरा को अपने चरणों से स्पर्श करते रहे, तब तक पृथ्वी को अपने आलिंगन में लेने में कलि समर्थ न हुआ। भगवान की सन्निधि में कलि का प्रभुत्व नहीं चल सकता।
Sage Parāśara (speaking to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Why Kali could not prevail while the Lord was present on earth
Teaching: Devotional
Quality: compassionate
Avatara: Krishna
Purpose: He remained upon earth to protect the world from Kali’s ascendancy until His līlā concluded.
Leela: Loka-rakshana
Dharma Restored: Restraint of adharma and preservation of dharmic order by the Lord’s immediate presence
Concept: The manifest presence of Bhagavān is itself a shield: where His lotus-feet abide, Kali’s power cannot dominate.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Cultivate ‘presence of the Lord’ through daily arcana, nāma-japa, and remembrance, making one’s life a protected space amid Kali’s pressures.
Vishishtadvaita: Divine immanence: the world is upheld and purified by the Lord’s tangible nearness; grace operates within embodied reality, not apart from it.
Vishnu Form: Hari
Bhakti Type: shanta
Lakshmi Presence: Bhumi
FAQs
It teaches that Kali-yuga is not merely a calendar era but a moral-spiritual force whose power is checked when the Lord is manifest; disorder cannot fully dominate while divine presence sustains dharma.
By linking cosmic time to divine proximity: the onset and strength of Kali are portrayed as contingent upon the Lord no longer physically touching the earth, emphasizing yugas as dharma-conditions governed by the Supreme.
Vishnu is affirmed as the supreme regulator of time and morality—His presence preserves order, and Kali’s influence is secondary and subordinate to His will.