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Five
thousand years ago, one day when Yudhishthira Maharaj the eldest of Pandavas was
ruling the planet, a citizen came and informed him that he noticed a strange
thing happened that day. His fence is moving into other's place and he is
wondering why it happened like that.
On
the same day, another citizen came and told him that he came across a strange
thing that he had a big pot with full of water, he poured that water into small
pots then he poured back from the small pots to big pot but surprisingly only
half is filling into that big pot.
Another
person came and said that he saw a strange thing that a big elephant is passing
through from a needle hole but surprisingly its tail got stuck in that hole.
Meanwhile, another person came and said
that he saw big rock in the street and big personalities are not able to move
but then, a sadhu came by and simply by waving his Sanyasa danda, it moved.
Yudhishthira
Maharaj said that, all these qualities show that kali yuga, the age of
degradation, strife and quarrel is coming. He explained the meaning of the
unusual happening as below,
The
first symptom is one of the citizen's fence is moving into other's area shows
that people are interested in what others have and feel unhappy why they don't
have, then think a way to acquire them either hook or crook.
The
second symptom is the big pot with full of water when it is poured into small
pots and pour back into big pot, he noticed only half only, which means that
one can expect only fifty percent of love, affection and help from others
compared what you did to the same person.
The
third symptom of big elephant going through a needle but the tail getting
stuck
means that, people are ready to spend a huge chunk of their income, efforts,
energy and resources for the sense satisfaction of their family, friends and loved
ones but when it comes to God realisation and learning the scriptures like Bhagavatam
they are not ready to spend a little bit also.
The
fourth symptom, a big rock not moved by persons who are having lot of
strength
but a sadhu moved that rock just by waving his danda or the staff, which means that
one can get rid of all their unlimited sins, just by performing Namasankirtanam
or Chanting of the names of Lord Hari.
Thus,
in Hinduism the universe or cosmology is said to be passing in a cyclic manner
in four distinct ages or epochs. The Satya Yuga is said to be the best of all
the ages, when people’s life duration is long, virtuous nature etc. And, Kali yuga
is said to be the last phase or stage of the universe when everything is topsy
turvy, degraded and not auspicious.
So,
what is the hope for people of Kali Yuga?
(Srimad
Bhagavatham and Bhagavad Gita)
krsne
sva-dhamopagate
dharma-jnanadibhih
saha
kalau
nasta-dṛsam esa
puranarko
'dhunoditaḥ
This
Bhagavata Puraṇa is as brilliant as the sun, and it has arisen just after the
departure of Lord Krishna to His own abode, accompanied by religion, knowledge,
etc. Persons who have lost their vision due to the dense darkness of ignorance
in the age of Kali shall get light from this Purana.(SB1.3.43)
Bhagavad-gita
is the preliminary study of the Bhagavatam. And Srimad-Bhagavatam is the summum
bonum of life, Lord Sri Kṛsna personified. We must therefore accept Srimad-Bhagavatam as
the direct representation of Lord Krisha. One who can see Srimad-Bhagavatam can
see also Lord Sri Krishna in person. They are identical.
Furthermore,
in Bhagavatham, there is assurance and solace about Kali Yuga.
Though
there are so many faults in this kaliyuga, the good thing is, just by
chanting
the holy names of the lord, one can get up to the highest benefit of
liberation
as mentioned in SB 12.3.51 that,
kaler
dosa-nidhe rajann
asti
hy eko mahan gunah
kirtanad
eva krsnasya
mukta-sangah
param´ 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 name of Lord Sri Krishna,
one
can become free from material bondage and be promoted to the
transcendental
kingdom of Vaikunta
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