Shloka 24

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

Devanagari script

यदा चन्द्रश्च सूर्यश्च तथा तिष्यबृहस्पती । एकराशौ समेष्यन्ति भविष्यति तदा कृतम् ॥ २४ ॥

Transliteration

yadā candraś ca sūryaś ca tathā tiṣya-bṛhaspatī eka-rāśau sameṣyanti bhaviṣyati tadā kṛtam

Translation

เมื่อดวงจันทร์ ดวงอาทิตย์ และพระพฤหัสบดีที่สัมพันธ์กับนักษัตรติษยะ (ปุษยะ) มารวมกันในราศีเดียวกัน ณ ขณะนั้นเอง ยุคกฤตะหรือสัตยะจะเริ่มต้น

Synonyms

• यदा: when
• यदा: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• चन्द्रः: the Moon
• चन्द्रः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सूर्यः: the Sun
• सूर्यः: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: समुच्चय (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/समुच्चय-अव्यय (likewise/also)

• तिष्य-बृहस्पती: Tiṣya and Bṛhaspati
• तिष्य-बृहस्पती: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), द्विवचन (Dual); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (copulative): तिष्यः च बृहस्पतिः च

• एक-राशौ: in one zodiac sign
• एक-राशौ: अधिकरण (Adhikaraṇa/Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक) + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मधारयः: एकः राशिः

• समेष्यन्ति: will come together/converge
• समेष्यन्ति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + इ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural); परस्मैपद

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: क्रिया (Verb/Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular); परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: कालाधिकरण (Time adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• कृतम्: Kṛta (Satya) age
• कृतम्: कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (प्रातिपदिक; कॄ धातोः PPP)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); युगनाम

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Sūrya
• Tiṣya (Puṣya)
• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say about the return of Satya Yuga?

This verse states that Satya (Kṛta) Yuga will manifest again when the Moon, Sun, Tiṣya (Puṣya), and Jupiter converge within a single zodiac sign.

Why does Śukadeva Gosvāmī describe astronomical signs in Canto 12?

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.

Practical application of yuga teachings in modern life?

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.