Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 2: The Symptoms of Kali-yuga

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.2.39

kṛtaḿ tretā dvāparaḿ ca

kaliś ceti catur-yugam

anena krama-yogena

bhuvi prāṇiṣu vartate

SYNONYMS

kṛtamSatya-yuga; tretāTretā-yuga; dvāparamDvāpara-yuga; ca — and; kaliḥKali-yuga; ca — and; iti — thus; catuḥ-yugam — the cycle of four ages; anena — by this; krama — sequential; yogena — pattern; bhuviin this world; prāṇiṣu — among living beings; vartate — goes on continuously.

TRANSLATION

The cycle of four ages — Satya, Tretā, Dvāpara and Kali — continues perpetually among living beings on this earth, repeating the same general sequence of events.

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