Canto 12: The Age of DeteriorationChapter 12: The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.12.44

yuga-lakṣaṇa-vṛttiś ca

kalau nṝṇām upaplavaḥ

catur-vidhaś ca pralaya

utpattis tri-vidhā tathā

SYNONYMS

yuga — of the different ages; lakṣaṇa — the characteristics; vṛttiḥ — and the corresponding activities; ca — also; kalauin the present age of Kali; nṝṇām — of men; upaplavaḥ — the total disturbance; catuḥ-vidhaḥ — fourfold; ca — and; pralayaḥ — the process of annihilation; utpattiḥ — creation; tri-vidhā — of three kinds; tathā — and.

TRANSLATION

This work also describes people's characteristics and behavior in the different ages, the chaos men experience in the age of Kali, the four kinds of annihilation and the three kinds of creation.

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