KALIYUGA-2- कलिः

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दाता दरिद्रः कृपणो धनाढ्यः पापी चिरायुः सुकृतिः गतायुः।
राजा कुलीनः सुकुली च भृत्युः कलौ युगि षड्गुणमाश्रयन्ति॥

In the kali yuga people will suffer these six changes: the liberal man will be poor; the miser will be rich, the sinner will be long-lived, the good man will be short lived, the king will be
of low birth and he will be served by a man of high birth.

 तरुणीप्रभुता गेहे श्यालको बुद्धिदायकः ।

कन्याविक्रयिणो लोभाद्दंपतीनां च कल्कनम् ॥- भागवत माहात्म्य

In the time of Kali (the present age) the following sins will be prevalent: women will have control of the family, the wife will listen to husband's brother more than her husband, girls will be sold for money, husband and wife will fight with each other a lot due to greed.

ततोऽनृतं मदं कामं रजो वैरं च पंचमम् ।

अमूनि पंचस्थानानि ह्यधर्मप्रभवः कलिः ॥

Kali's influence is usually wicked. His wickedness is usually expressed in five ways - dishonesty, intoxication, lust, impurity (of thought and action), enmity.

धर्मश्च लोकदंभार्थं पाषाण्डार्थं तपस्विनः ।

विविधा वाग्वंचनार्थं कलौ सत्यानुसारिणी ॥- बृहत् पराशर स्मृति

In the time of kali (present age) the Rishis will claim to follow dharma only to show off. Their words will be very convincing like truth. But they are only meant to cheat you. All these are so unrighteous in nature.

ध्यायन् कृते यजन् यज्ञैः त्रेतायां द्वापरेऽर्चयन्।

यदाप्नोति तदाप्नोति कलौ सङ्कीर्त्य केशवम्॥
dhyāyan kṛte yajan yajñaiḥ tretāyāṁ dvāpare’rcayan|
yadāpnoti tadāpnoti kalau saṅkīrtya keśavam||
The religious merit which accrues from meditating on God in Krita yuga, from performing yagnas in Treta yuga, from ritual worship in Dvapara yuga, can be obtained by praising and praying to Kesava in Kali yuga..

कृते मन्त्रप्रयोगे वा त्रेतायां तन्त्रसाधने।
द्वापरे व्यूहरचने शक्तिः सङ्घे कलौ युगे॥
In Krita yuga, the chanting of mantras, in Tretayuga, tantra sadhana.
In Dvaparayuga, the creation of formations, while unity gives strength in Kaliyuga.

तपः परं कृतयुगे त्रेतायां ज्ञानमुच्यते ।

द्वापरे यज्ञमित्यूचुः दानमेकं कलौ युगे ॥- पराशर स्मृति

Religious austerity is the way to attain salvation in Kruta yuga. Knowledge is the key in Treta yuga. Rituals is the convenient way in Dwapara yuga. In Kali yuga (present), charity is the only way to attain inner peace.

ते सभाग्या मनुष्येषु कृतार्था नृप निश्चितम् ।

स्मरंति ये स्मारयंति हरेर्नाम कलौयुगे ॥

te sabhAgyA manuShyeShu kRutArthA nRupa nishchitam ।

smaranti ye smArayanti hareH nAma kalau yuge ॥

Oh! King, In the Epoch of Kali, only those who remember and chant God’s holy name will be fortunate. Also those people who encourage others to do so.

हरेर नाम हरेर नाम  हरेर नमैव केवलम I
कलौ नस्ति एव नस्ति एव  नस्ति एव गतिर् अन्यतः II

 harer nama harer nama  harer namaiva kevalam I

kalau nasti eva nasti eva  nasti eva gatir anyatha II(Brhan-naradiya Purana )

 “One should chant the holy name, chant the holy name, chant the holy name of Lord Hari [Krishna]. There is no other means, no other means, no other means for success in this age.” 

यदा मायानृतं तन्द्रा निद्रा हिंसा विषादनम् ।  

शोकमोहौ भयं दैन्यं स कलिस्तामस: स्मृत: ॥ SB12.3.30 ॥

yadā māyānṛtaṁ tundra  nidrā hiṁsā viṣādanam
śoka-mohau bhayaṁ dainyaṁ  sa kalis tāmasaḥ smṛtaḥ

When there is a predominance of cheating, lying, sloth, sleepiness, violence, depression, lamentation, bewilderment, fear and poverty, that age is Kali, the age of the mode of ignorance. (Thamas)

पुंसां कलिकृतान् दोषान् द्रव्यदेशात्मसम्भवान् ।

सर्वान् हरति चित्तस्थो भगवान् पुरुषोत्तम: ॥ SB12.3.45॥

puṁsāṁ kali-kṛtān doṣān  dravya-deśātma-sambhavān
sarvān harati citta-stho  bhagavān puruṣottamaḥ

In the Kali-yuga, objects, places and even individual personalities are all polluted. The almighty Personality of Godhead, however, can remove all such contamination from the life of one who fixes the Lord within his mind.

श्रुत: सङ्कीर्तितो ध्यात: पूजितश्चाद‍ृतोऽपि वा ।

नृणां धुनोति भगवान् हृत्स्थो जन्मायुताशुभम् ॥ SB12.3.46 ॥

rutaḥ saṅkīrtito dhyātaḥ  pūjitaś cādṛto ’pi vā
nṛṇāṁ dhunoti bhagavān  hṛt-stho janmāyutāśubham

If a person hears about, glorifies, meditates upon, worships or simply offers great respect to the Supreme Lord, who is situated within the heart, the Lord will remove from his mind the contamination accumulated during many thousands of lifetimes.

यथा हेम्नि स्थितो वह्निर्दुर्वर्णं हन्ति धातुजम् ।

एवमात्मगतो विष्णुर्योगिनामशुभाशयम् ॥ SB12.3.47॥

yathā hemni sthito vahnir  durvarṇaṁ hanti dhātu-jam
evam ātma-gato viṣṇur  yoginām aśubhāśayam

Just as fire applied to gold removes any discoloration caused by traces of other metals, Lord Viṣṇu within the heart purifies the minds of the yogīs.

कलेर्दोषनिधे राजन्नस्ति ह्येको महान् गुण: ।

कीर्तनादेव कृष्णस्य मुक्तसङ्ग: परं व्रजेत् ॥ SB12.3.51 ॥ (Sri Suka to Parikshith )

kaler doṣa-nidhe rājann  asti hy eko mahān guṇaḥ
kīrtanād eva kṛṣṇasya  mukta-saṅgaḥ paraṁ vrajet

 My dear King, although Kali-yuga is an ocean of faults, there is still one good quality about this age: Simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra, one can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the transcendental kingdom.

कृते यद्ध्यायतो विष्णुं त्रेतायां यजतो मखै: ।

द्वापरे परिचर्यायां कलौ तद्धरिकीर्तनात् ॥ SB12.3.52॥

kṛte yad dhyāyato viṣṇuṁ  tretāyāṁ yajato makhaiḥ
dvāpare paricaryāyāṁ  kalau tad dhari-kīrtanāt

Whatever result was obtained in Satya-yuga by meditating on Viṣṇu, in Tretā-yuga by performing sacrifices, and in Dvāpara-yuga by serving the Lord’s lotus feet can be obtained in Kali-yuga simply by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra.

SRI KRISHNAYA THUBHYAM NAMAH