Concept

Kali Yuga

कलि युग

Also called Kalyug

verses
2,658
books
26
chapters
737

What the texts say

In the Brahmanda Purana, Kali Yuga is the last of the four ages, coming after Krita, Treta and Dvapara. Brahmanda Purana 1.29.24 The Mahabharata says that in Kali Yuga dharma remains established on only one quarter. Mahabharata 3.148.32 The Bhagavata Purana tells that Kali Yuga came into the world on the very day Krishna left the earth. Bhagavatam 1.18.6, 1.15.36 In the same Purana, chanting the Hare Krishna maha-mantra can bring in Kali Yuga what meditation, sacrifice and service brought before. Bhagavatam 12.3.52 At the end of the age, it says, the Lord will appear as Kalki and rescue eternal religion. Bhagavatam 12.2.13, 11.4.22

Where to read

Every verse that names Kali Yuga, book by book.

  1. Skanda Purana

    946 verses · 263 chapters

    All 946 verses in the Skanda Purana
    • 1.2.5.123

      Nabhasya mahine ki Krishn paksh ki teras ko Kali yug ki shuruaat maana jaata hai. Yeh din Yugadi kehlaate hain. Is din jo bhi daan karo woh kabhi khatam nahi hota.

    • 1.2.6.132

      Kaliyug mein, are panditon, tum par mera shraap padega. Lekin kuch pandit aise bhi rahenge jo sab achhi baatein jaante hain.

    • 1.2.39.58

      Kali yug mein 4 lakh 32 hazaar saal hote hain. In chaaron yug ko mila ke devata ka ek yug banta hai. Yeh poora cycle hai.

  2. Bhagavatam

    377 verses · 76 chapters

    All 377 verses in the Bhagavatam
    • 1.1.10

      Kali yug mein log zyada nahi jeete. Dimag bhi kam chalta hai. Kismat bhi kharab hai. Aur upar se problem bhi chalti rehti hai.

    • 1.3.24

      Phir Kali yug shuru hone pe, bhagwan Buddha ban kar aayenge. Woh Anjana ke beta honge. Yeh devtas ke dushmanon ko ulajhne ke liye hoga. Kikta mein yeh hoga, jo Gayaa ke aas-paas ka ilaka hai.

    • 1.4.17

      Rishi ne dekha ki duniya ki cheezon mein taakat kam ho rahi hai. Logon mein shraddha nahi reh gayi. Dil mein acchai nahi, buddhi bhi slow ho gayi hai. Umar bhi chhoti ho gayi hai, kismat bhi kharab hai. Unhone socha ki sabka bhala kaise…

  3. Padma Purana

    236 verses · 104 chapters

    All 236 verses in the Padma Purana
    • 1.4.134

      Brahma ki kripa se tum Kali ke khelon ki kathaaon ko pasand karoge. Tumhari koi roko-toko nahi hogi. Tum aasman mein, dharti pe, aur neechi duniya mein bhi aaram se ja sakte ho.

    • 1.14.116

      Aapko naman hai, aap khushi se khelte hain aur sab dev aapmein hain. Kali yug mein aap hi sab khatam karenge. Isliye aapko Mahakaal kehte hain.

    • 1.15.106

      Yeh paap mitata hai aur buri logon ko rok deta hai. Khana, dhan aur taakat badha deta hai. Safalta deta hai, naam kama deta hai. Kali yug ke saare dosh mita deta hai.

  4. Vishnu Purana

    142 verses · 24 chapters

    All 142 verses in the Vishnu Purana
    • 4.22.3

      Ikshvaku vansh bhi ek time pe khatam hoga. Sumitra naam ka raja is vansh ka aakhri raja hoga. Kali yug mein uske baad yeh poora vansh khatam ho jayega.

    • 1.6.15

      Maitreya, logon ke andar buraai ka beej ugne laga. Yeh andhera aur laalach se paida hua. Isse logon mein raag aur aise hi aur buri aadatein aagayi. Ab woh achhe kaam ke layak nahi rahe.

    • 1.9.27

      Yagya hone band ho gaye. Rishi-muni bhi tapasya karna chhod diye. Logon ka mann daan-dharam se hat gaya.

Also named in

Key chapters

The chapters where Kali Yuga matters most.

  1. सोपान-शिखर का ‘लोक-धर्म-परिक्षण’ चरण: राम-राज्य के आदर्श के बाद कलियुग-स्वभाव का निदान, और उससे भी ऊपर ‘नाम-आश्रय’ द्वारा सहज निस्तार। उत्तरकाण्ड यहाँ ‘समाज-व्यवस्था’ का वर्णन मात्र नहीं, बल्कि साधक क

    Ramcharitmanas 7.11 · 10 verses

  2. सोपान-शिखर: भोग-वैराग्य का निर्णायक विवेक। यहाँ राम-राज्य के बाह्य आदर्श से आगे बढ़कर ‘अंतःशासन’ (चित्त-शुद्धि, सत्संग, भक्ति) का उपदेश आता है, कलियुग-स्वभाव का निदान, परहित-धर्म की स्थापना, तथा भक्ति

    Ramcharitmanas 7.5 · 1 verse

  3. Ikṣvāku Dynasty Terminus at Sumitra and the Kali-yuga Horizon

    Vishnu Purana 4.22 · 1 verse

    The temporal condition in which the dynasty’s cessation is…

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