Kaliyuga !!

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Kaliyuga as mentioned in Hindu scriptures is the present era in which we

are living. It is said to have started a little more than 5000 years

ago, after War of Mahabharata.

 

Vishnu Puran & Kalki Puran give amazing descrption about Kaliyuga.

Though these Puranas were written long back (more than 5000 yrs), yet we

will see astonoshing similarities between the actual world today and

Kaliyuga menioned in those puranas. Some excerpts:-

 

"Those who are known as twice-born (Brahmins) are devoid of the Vedas,

narrow-minded and always engaged in the service of the Sudras (low-born

castes);

they are fond of carnal desires, seller of religion, seller of the

Vedas, untouchable and seller of juices; they sell meat, are cruel,

engaged in sexual gratification and gratification of their appetite,

attached to others' wives, drunk and producer of cross-breeds;

They have a low life-span, mix with lowly people and consider their

brother-in-law as the only friend.

They like constant confrontation and are fond of argument, discontent,

fond of jewellery, hair and style.

The wealthy are respected as high-born and Brahmins are respected only

if they are lenders;

Men are merciful only when they are unable to harm others; express

displeasure towards the poor; talk excessively to express erudition and

carry out religious work to be famous;

Monks are attached to homes in this Kali Age and the homeless are devoid

of any morality;

Men of this age deride their teachers, display false religious affinity

but tricks the good people;

Sudras in Kali are always engaged in taking over others' possessions;

in Kali, marriage takes place simply because the man and the woman agree

to do so;

Men engages in friendship with the crooked and show magnanimity while

returning favours;

Men are considered pious only if they are wealthy and treat only

far-away waters (lands) as places of pilgrimage;

Men are considered Brahmins simply because they have the sacred thread

around their body and as explorers, simply because they have a stick in

their hand;

the Earth becomes infertile, rivers hit the banks,

wives take pleasure in speaking like prostitutes and their minds are not

attracted towards their husbands;

Brahmins become greedy for others' food,

the low-born castes are not averse to becoming priests,

wives mix freely even after they become widows; the clouds release rain

irregularly,

the land becomes infertile, the kings kill their subjects, the people

are burdened with taxes;

they survive by eating honey, meat, fruits and roots; in the first

quarter of the Koli Age, people deride God; in the second quarter,

people do not even pronounce God's name; in the third quarter, men

become cross-breeds;

in the fourth quarter, men become the same (uniform) breed;

nothing called race exists anymore; they forget God and pious works

become extinct.

~ Kalki Purana, I[1], Verses 23-38