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15MostAmazingPredictionsforKaliYugafromtheBhagavataPurana

InthelastcantooftheBhagavataPuranathereisalistofpredictionsand
propheciesaboutthedarktimesforthepresentageofKaliYuga.Thefollowing
15predictions,written5,000yearsagobysageVedavyasa,areamazing
becausetheyappearsoaccurate.Despitethenegativetoneoftheseprophecies,
thereisstillonebrightspotforallofus,whichismentionedattheend.

Prediction1:
Religion,truthfulness,cleanliness,tolerance,mercy,durationoflife,physical
strengthandmemorywillalldiminishdaybydaybecauseofthepowerful
influenceoftheageofKali.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.1
srisukauvaca
tatascanudinamdharmah
satyamsaucamksamadaya
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kalenabalinarajan
nanksyatyayurbalamsmrtih

Prediction2:
InKaliYuga,wealthalonewillbeconsideredthesignofaman'sgoodbirth,
properbehaviourandfinequalities.Andlawandjusticewillbeappliedonlyon
thebasisofone'spower.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.2
vittamevakalaunr
n
m
janmcragun
odayah
dharmanyyavyavasthym
kran
am
balamevahi

Prediction3:
Menandwomenwilllivetogethermerelybecauseofsuperficialattraction,and
successinbusinesswilldependondeceit.Womanlinessandmanlinesswillbe
judgedaccordingtoone'sexpertiseinsex,andamanwillbeknownasa
brahmanajustbyhiswearingathread.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.3
dmpatye'bhirucirhetur
myaivavyvahrike
strtvepum
stvecahiratir
vipratvestramevahi

Prediction4:
Aperson'sspiritualpositionwillbeascertainedmerelyaccordingtoexternal
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symbols,andonthatsamebasispeoplewillchangefromonespiritualorderto
thenext.Aperson'sproprietywillbeseriouslyquestionedifhedosnotearna
goodliving.Andonewhoisverycleveratjugglingwordswillbeconsidereda
learnedscholar.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.4
ligam
evramakhytv
anyonypattikran
am
avr
ttynyyadaurbalyam
pn
d
ityecpalam
vacah

Prediction5:
Apersonwillbejudgedunholyifhedoesnothavemoney,andhypocrisywillbe
acceptedasvirtue.Marriagewillbearrangedsimplybyverbalagreement,anda
personwillthinkheisfittoappearinpublicifhehasmerelytakenabath.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.5
and
hyataivsdhutve
sdhutvedambhaevatu
svkraevacodvhe
snnamevaprasdhanam

Prediction6:
Asacredplacewillbetakentoconsistofnomorethanareservoirofwater
locatedatadistance,andbeautywillbethoughttodependonone'shairstyle.
Fillingthebellywillbecomethegoaloflife,andonewhoisaudaciouswillbe
acceptedastruthful.Hewhocanmaintainafamilywillberegardedasanexpert
man,andtheprinciplesofreligionwillbeobservedonlyforthesakeof
reputation.
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Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.6
drevryayanam
trtham
lvan
yam
keadhran
am
udaram
bharatsvrthah
satyatvedhrs
t
yamevahi
dks
yam
kut
umbabharan
am
yao'rthedharmasevanam

Prediction7:
Astheearththusbecomescrowdedwithacorruptpopulation,whoeveramong
anyofthersocialclassesshowshimselftobethestrongestwillgainpolitical
power.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.7
evam
prajbhirdus
t
bhir
krn
eks
itiman
d
ale
brahmavit
ks
atradrn
m
yobalbhavitnr
pah

Prediction8:
Harassedbyfamineandexcessivetaxes,peoplewillresorttoeatingleaves,
roots,flesh,wildhoney,fruits,flowersandseeds.Struckbydrought,theywill
becomecompletelyruined.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.9
kamlmis
aks
audra
phalapus
ps
t
ibhojanh
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anvr
s
t
yvinaks
yanti
durbhiks
akarapd
ith

Prediction9:
Thecitizenswillsuffergreatlyfromcold,wind,heat,rainandsnow.Theywillbe
furthertormentedbyquarrels,hunger,thirst,diseaseandsevereanxiety.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.10
tavttapaprvr
d

himairanyonyatah
prajh
ks
uttr
d
bhym
vydhibhicaiva
santapsyantecacintay

Prediction10:
ThemaximumdurationoflifeforhumanbeingsinKaliYugawillbecome50
years.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.2.11
trim
advim
ativars
n
i
paramyuh
kalaunr
n
m

Prediction11:
Menwillnolongerprotecttheirelderlyparents.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.3.42
narakshishyantimanujah
sthaviraupitaravapi
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Prediction12:
InKaliyugamenwilldevelophatredforeachotherevenoverafewcoins.
Givingupallfriendlyrelations,theywillbereadytolosetheirownlivesandkill
eventheirownrelatives.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.3.41
kalaukakinike'pyarthe
vigrihyatyaktasauhridah
tyakshyanticapriyanpranan
hanishyantisvakanapi

Prediction13:
UnculturedmenwillacceptcharityonbehalfoftheLordandwillearntheir
livelihoodbymakingashowofausterityandwearingamendicant'sdress.Those
whoknownothingaboutreligionwillmountahighseatandpresumetospeak
onreligiousprinciples.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.3.38
sudrahpratigrahishyanti
tapoveshopajivinah
dharmamvakshyantyadharmajna
adhiruhyottamasanam

Prediction14:
Servantswillabandonamasterwhohaslosthiswealth,evenifthatmasterisa
saintlypersonofexemplarycharacter.Masterswillabandonanincapacitated
servant,evenifthatservanthasbeeninthefamilyforgenerations.Cowswillbe
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abandonedorkilledwhentheystopgivingmilk.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.3.36
patimtyakshyantinirdravyam
bhrityaapyakhilottamam
bhrityamvipannampatayah
kaulamgascapayasvinih

Prediction15:
Citieswillbedominatedbythieves,theVedaswillbecontaminatedby
speculativeinterpretationsofatheists,politicalleaderswillvirtuallyconsumethe
citizens,andthesocalledpriestsandintellectualswillbedevoteesoftheir
belliesandgenitals.
Source:SrimadBhagavatam12.3.32
dasyutkrishtajanapada
vedahpashandadushitah
rajanascaprajabhakshah
sisnodaraparadvijah
Despiteallofthesedarkprophecies,thereisonegoodqualityinthisageofKali
yuga:
kalerdoshanidherajann
astihyekomahagunah
kirtanadevakrishnasya
muktasangahparamvrajet
"AlthoughKaliyugaisanoceanoffaults,thereisstillonegoodqualityabout
thisage:simplybychantingthenamesofKrishna,onecanbecomefreefrom
materialbondageandbepromotedtothetranscendentalkingdom."(Source:
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SrimadBhagavatam12.3.51)
Soletustakeadvantageofthisspecialspiritualgiftgivenduringthedarktimes
ofKaliyugatoquicklyraiseourselvesspirituallythroughchantingofGod'sholy
names.

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