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
ເມື່ອມະຫາຣິສີເຫຼົ່ານີ້ເດີນທາງໄປສູ່ Pūrvāṣāḍhā ແລ້ວ—ນັບແຕ່ລາຊະການນັນດະ—ກາລີຍຸກຈະເຈີຣິນແລະມີອຳນາດຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ।
Sage Parāśara (addressing Maitreya)
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.