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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 12 · Chapter 2: The Symptoms of Kali-yuga

12.2.33 12.2.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.2.34

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 12.2.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिव्याब्दानां सहस्रान्ते चतुर्थे तु पुन: कृतम् ।

भविष्यति तदा नृणां मन आत्मप्रकाशकम् ॥ ३४ ॥

divyābdānāṁ sahasrānte

caturthe tu punaḥ kṛtam

bhaviṣyati tadā nṝṇāṁ

mana ātma-prakāśakam

Translation

After the one thousand celestial years of Kali-yuga, the Satya-yuga will manifest again. At that time the minds of all men will become self-effulgent.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Satya-yuga Will Return

1
After the one thousand celestial years of Kali-yuga, Satya-yuga will manifest again.
2
Kali-yuga does not last forever; another age follows it.
3
When Satya-yuga returns, the minds of all people will become self-effulgent.

How it feels

Civilizational dread → Dispassion. Social and cosmic impermanence expose the limits of worldly plans.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 12: The deterioration of Kali and universal dissolution. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 2: The Symptoms of Kali-yuga

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In the order of Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali, the cycle of four ages rotates in the society of living entities in this universe. The chapter ends with a brief description of the future dynasties of the sun and moon coming from Vaivasvata Manu in the next Satya-yuga.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 12.2

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

divyaof the demigods
abdānāmyears
sahasraof one thousand
anteat the end
caturthein the fourth age, Kali
tuand
punaḥagain
kṛtamthe Satya-yuga

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Manvantara · The change of Manus
What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that Kali-yuga will end affect your outlook?

Practice

Read the translation slowly today, noting both the change of age and the change in people’s minds.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySatya-yuga Will ReturnThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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