Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 12.2.33
Nirodha· Winding upKali Waits for Kṛṣṇa’s Departure
“Those who scientifically understand the past declare that on the very day that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa departed for the spiritual world, the influence of the Age of Kali began.”
What the purport teaches
- Those who scientifically understand the past place the beginning of Kali’s influence on the very day Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa departed for the spiritual world.
- Technically, Kali-yuga was to begin while Lord Kṛṣṇa was still present on earth.
- Yet this fallen age had to wait meekly for the departure of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Try this today
Spend a minute honoring Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and expressing your wish to serve Him.
Ask yourself
How does Kali’s need to wait reveal Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.