SB 12.2.31

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

SB 12.2.30

SB 12.2.32

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 31

yadā devarṣayaḥ sapta
maghāsu vicaranti hi
tadā pravṛttas tu kalir
dvādaśābda-śatātmakaḥ

SYNONYMS

yadā—when; deva-ṛṣayaḥ sapta—the seven sages among the demigods; maghāsu—in the lunar mansion Maghā; vicaranti—are traveling; hi—indeed; tadā—then; pravṛttaḥ—begins; tu—and; kaliḥ—the age of Kali; dvādaśa—twelve; abda-śata—centuries [These twelve hundred years of the demigods equal 432,000 earth years]; ātmakaḥ—consisting of.

TRANSLATION

When the constellation of the seven sages is passing through the lunar mansion Maghā, the age of Kali begins. It comprises twelve hundred years of the demigods.

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