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al ra 7 ie VEDIC PROPHECIES FOR THE KALI-YUGA absorbed in their intestines and genitals and Quarrel, great sages and saintly people their only identification is the thread they _ throughout the ages have sought to benefit the wear. Indulging in overeating, absorbed in _ general mass of people by revealing to them bodily consciousness, lazy, intellectually dull the knowledge contained in the scriptures, and greedy for others’ properties, they are whereby they may attain relief from the inflic- consistently against God consciousness. Due _ tions of this most degraded and dangerous of to being overly inclined towards false paths aj] ages. without essence, they manufacture their own Elaborate description of the anomalies of processes for self-realisation. Neglecting their the Kali-yuga and the plight of living entities is actual duties, they are expert in blaspheming given in the Srimad Bhagavatam. Therein, it You [the Supreme Personality of Godhead] is described how, as the Sun rose and after and the saintly persons; hence, again, Mother taking his morning ablutions in the waters of Earth is in tears due to this burden. Therefore, the Sarasvati, Vyasadeva sat alone to O Lord of the Universe, destroyer of the mis- concentrate. eries of the destitute, please mercifully do what is befitting for the protection of the Earth aan ws "The great sage Vyasadeva saw anomalies and the living entities." g ge vy in the duties of the millennium. This happens at follows are predictions for the Age of Kali, as found in the Vedic scriptures written many thousands of years ago. The Kali-yuga (the Age of Quarrel) started 5,000 years ago (3,102 BC) and is scheduled to last a total of 432,000 years, leaving 427,000 years to go. At the end of Kali-yuga (i.e., in 427,000 years), the Yuga cycle will start over with Satya-yuga, the Age of Truth. We should all note the Srimad Bhagavatan's mentioning that in Kali-yuga many cheaters will claim themselves to be God, as we can see happening today. concentrate. "The great sage Vyasadeva saw anomalies in the duties of the millennium. This happens on the Earth in different ages, due to unseen forces in the course of time. The great sage, who was fully equipped in knowledge, could see, through his transcendental vision, the deterioration of everything material due to the influence of the age. He could also see that the faithless people in general would be reduced in duration of life and would be impatient due to lack of goodness. Thus he contemplated for the welfare of men in all sta- tuses and orders of life." — Srimad Bhagavatam 1.4.16-18 Description of the Kali-yuga In the 14th chapter of the last canto of the Paramahamsa Samhita portion of the Vayu Purana, named Sri Gauranga Candra Udaya, Lord Brahma prays to the Supreme Lord Sri Hari thus: "In the Age of Kali, people are sponta- neously attracted to sinful activities and are devoid of the regulations of the scriptures. The so-called "twice born" are degraded by their low-class activities, and those who are born in low-class families are always hostile to brahminical culture. The twice born are low class by quality and do business by sell- ing mantras. These so-called learned men are "The very day and moment the Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna, left this Earth, the personality of Kali, who promotes all kinds of irreligious activities, came into this world." "Oh learned one, in this Iron Age of Kali, men have but short lives. They are quarrel- some, lazy, misguided, unlucky and, above all, always disturbed." — Srimad Bhagavatam 1.1.10 Foreseeing the incompetence of the people in this Age of Kali, or the Iron Age of Srila Prabhupada, in the Srimad Bhagavatam, describes Kali-yuga in this way: NEXUS = 61 from the IndiaDivine website — Srimad Bhagavatam 1.18.6 OCTOBER —- NOVEMBER 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com