Shloka 33
Parīkṣit Confronts Kali: Dharma (Bull) and Bhūmi (Cow) at the Dawn of Kali-yuga
न वर्तितव्यं तदधर्मबन्धो धर्मेण सत्येन च वर्तितव्ये । ब्रह्मावर्ते यत्र यजन्ति यज्ञै- र्यज्ञेश्वरं यज्ञवितानविज्ञा: ॥ ३३ ॥
na vartitavyaṁ tad adharma-bandho dharmeṇa satyena ca vartitavye brahmāvarte yatra yajanti yajñair yajñeśvaraṁ yajña-vitāna-vijñāḥ
โอ้สหายแห่งอธรรม! ณ พรหมาวรรต ที่บรรดาผู้รู้พิธียัญญะประกอบยัญญะตามสัจจะและธรรมเพื่อยังความพอพระทัยแก่ยัญเญศวร ศรีหริ ที่นั่นเจ้าไม่สมควรพำนัก; ที่นั่นควรดำรงอยู่ด้วยธรรมและสัจจะเท่านั้น
Yajñeśvara, or the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the beneficiary of all kinds of sacrificial ceremonies. Such sacrificial ceremonies are prescribed differently in the scriptures for different ages. In other words, sacrifice means to accept the supremacy of the Lord and thereby perform acts by which the Lord may be satisfied in all respects. The atheists do not believe in the existence of God, and they do not perform any sacrifice for the satisfaction of the Lord. Any place or country where the supremacy of the Lord is accepted and thus sacrifice is performed is called brahmāvarta. There are different countries in different parts of the world, and each and every country may have different types of sacrifice to please the Supreme Lord, but the central point in pleasing Him is ascertained in the Bhāgavatam, and it is truthfulness. The basic principle of religion is truthfulness, and the ultimate goal of all religions is to satisfy the Lord. In this Age of Kali, the greatest common formula of sacrifice is the saṅkīrtana-yajña. That is the opinion of the experts who know how to propagate the process of yajña. Lord Caitanya preached this method of yajña, and it is understood from this verse that the sacrificial method of saṅkīrtana-yajña may be performed anywhere and everywhere in order to drive away the personality of Kali and save human society from falling prey to the influence of the age.
FAQs
This verse shows Parikshit forbids Kali from staying in regions where dharma and truth are properly maintained—especially sacred lands like Brahmāvarta dedicated to yajña and worship of the Lord.
Parikshit confronted Kali’s influence and protected society by restricting irreligion from places where Vedic dharma, truthfulness, and yajña-centered worship were actively practiced.
Create “Brahmāvarta-like” spaces—homes and communities centered on honesty, disciplined conduct, and devotion—while minimizing environments and habits that promote deceit, exploitation, and irreligion.