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Shloka 31

Kali-yuga’s Degradation, the Advent of Kalki, and the Reset of the Yuga Cycle

Devanagari script

यदा देवर्षय: सप्त मघासु विचरन्ति हि । तदा प्रवृत्तस्तु कलिर्द्वादशाब्दशतात्मक: ॥ ३१ ॥

Transliteration

yadā devarṣayaḥ sapta maghāsu vicaranti hi tadā pravṛttas tu kalir dvādaśābda-śatātmakaḥ

Translation

సప్త దేవర్షులు మఘా నక్షత్రంలో సంచరిస్తున్నప్పుడు కలియుగం ప్రారంభమవుతుంది; దాని ప్రమాణం దేవతల పన్నెండు వందల సంవత్సరాలు.

Synonyms

यदाwhen

देवर्षयःthe divine sages

सप्तseven

मघासुin (the asterism) Maghā(s)

विचरन्तिmove about/wander

हिindeed

तदाthen

प्रवृत्तःset in/commenced

तुbut/and

कलिःKali

द्वादशाब्दशतात्मकःconsisting of twelve hundred years

Characters & Entities

Saptaṛṣi (the Seven Sages)

Kali

FAQs

When does Kali-yuga begin according to Srimad Bhagavatam?

This verse states that Kali begins when the seven divine sages (Saptaṛṣi) are moving through the nakṣatra Maghā.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe the Saptaṛṣi and Maghā nakṣatra while speaking to King Parīkṣit?

He is giving Parīkṣit a precise, traditional time-marker for the onset and course of Kali-yuga, linking cosmic chronology with the king’s present historical moment.

How can understanding Kali-yuga’s timeline help in modern devotional life?

It encourages urgency and clarity: knowing the age’s influence, one can consciously take shelter of bhakti—hearing, chanting, and remembering the Lord—to stay protected from Kali’s degrading effects.