Shloka 31
कलियुग-प्रवृत्तिः, सप्तर्षि-गणना, धरणीगीताः, च वंश-समाप्तिः
Kali-yuga onset, Saptarṣi reckoning, Dharaṇī-gītā, and closure of the dynastic account
प्रयास्यन्ति यदा चैते पूर्वाषाढां महर्षयः तदा नन्दात् प्रभृत्य् एष कलिर् वृद्धिं गमिष्यति
prayāsyanti yadā caite pūrvāṣāḍhāṃ maharṣayaḥ tadā nandāt prabhṛty eṣa kalir vṛddhiṃ gamiṣyati
ಈ ಮಹರ್ಷಿಗಳು ಪೂರ್ವಾಷಾಢಾ ನಕ್ಷತ್ರದತ್ತ ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುವಾಗ, ನಂದನ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯಿಂದ ಆರಂಭಿಸಿ ಈ ಕಲಿಯುಗವು ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಲಿಷ್ಠವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ।
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Teaching: Historical
Quality: revealing
Yuga: Kali
Manvantara: Vaivasvata
Concept: Moral and social conditions are cyclically shaped by yuga-dharma; Kali’s rise is predictable within cosmic time.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Cultivate steadiness and sādhana when social norms decline; measure success by dharma rather than trends.
Vishishtadvaita: Even as Kali intensifies, the Lord’s governance of time (kāla) remains purposeful and ordered, not chaotic.
Key Kings: Nanda
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It functions as a time-sign: the sages’ “departure to Pūrvāṣāḍhā” marks an auspicious/astral turning-point after which Kali is said to increase.
He ties Kali’s growth to identifiable transitions—both cosmic (a seers’ departure indicated through a nakshatra) and historical (the period beginning with King Nanda)—showing Kali as a progressive intensification rather than a single moment.
Even as Kali expands, the Purāṇic framework assumes Vishnu’s sovereign governance of time (yugas) and order (dharma), making the rise of Kali part of a divinely comprehended cycle rather than ultimate chaos.