SB 12.2.29

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 2: The Symptoms of Kali-yuga

SB 12.2.28 - SB 12.2.30

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 29

viṣṇor bhagavato bhānuḥ

kṛṣṇākhyo 'sau divaṁ gataḥ

tadāviśat kalir lokaṁ

pāpe yad ramate janaḥ

SYNONYMS

viṣṇoḥ — of Viṣṇu; bhagavataḥ — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; bhānuḥ — the sun; kṛṣṇa-ākhyaḥ — known as Kṛṣṇa; asau — He; divam — to the spiritual sky; gataḥ — having returned; tadā — then; aviśat — entered; kaliḥ — the age of Kali; lokam — this world; pāpe — in sin; yat — in which age; ramate — take pleasure; janaḥ — the people.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

The Supreme Lord, Viṣṇu, is brilliant like the sun and is known as Kṛṣṇa. When He returned to the spiritual sky, Kali entered this world, and people then began to take pleasure in sinful activities.

SB 12.2.28 - SB 12.2.30