| Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 3: The Bhūmi-gītā |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.3.16
śrī-rājovāca
kenopāyena bhagavan
vidhamishyanty upacitāms
SYNONYMS
śrī-rājā uvāca — King Parīkshit said; kena — by what; upāyena — means; bhagavan — my dear lord; kaleh — of the age of Kali; doshān — the faults; kalau — living in Kali-yuga; janāh — people; vidhamishyanti — will eradicate; upacitān — accumulated; tat — that; me — to me; brūhi — please explain; yathā — fittingly; mune — O sage.
TRANSLATION
King Parīkshit said: My lord, how can persons living in the age of Kali rid themselves of the cumulative contamination of this age? O great sages please explain this to me.
PURPORT
King Parīkshit was a compassionate, saintly ruler. Thus, after hearing of the abominable qualities of the age of Kali, he naturally inquired as to how those born in this age can free themselves of its inherent contamination.
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