Kali-yuga’s Degradation, the Advent of Kalki, and the Reset of the Yuga Cycle
यदा चन्द्रश्च सूर्यश्च तथा तिष्यबृहस्पती । एकराशौ समेष्यन्ति भविष्यति तदा कृतम् ॥ २४ ॥
yadā candraś ca sūryaś ca tathā tiṣya-bṛhaspatī eka-rāśau sameṣyanti bhaviṣyati tadā kṛtam
ചന്ദ്രനും സൂര്യനും, തിഷ്യ (പുഷ്യ) നക്ഷത്രബന്ധമുള്ള ബൃഹസ്പതിയും ഒരേ രാശിയിൽ ഒന്നിച്ചു ചേരുമ്പോൾ, അതേ നിമിഷം കൃത (സത്യ) യുഗം ആരംഭിക്കും।
This verse states that Satya (Kṛta) Yuga will manifest again when the Moon, Sun, Tiṣya (Puṣya), and Jupiter converge within a single zodiac sign.
In the Kali-yuga description, Śukadeva presents time-markers and cosmic indicators to outline the progression and eventual transition of the yugas, showing that cosmic time is governed by divine order.
Even amid Kali-yuga decline, a devotee focuses on steady sādhana—especially hearing and chanting—remembering that time changes but bhakti remains the sure path to purification and God-realization.