SB 12.2.30
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 30
- yāvat sa pāda-padmābhyāṁ
- spṛśan āste ramā-patiḥ
- tāvat kalir vai pṛthivīṁ
- parākrantuṁ na cāśakat
SYNONYMS
yāvat—as long as; saḥ—He, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa; pāda-padmābhyām—with His lotus feet; spṛśan—touching; āste—remained; ramā-patiḥ—the husband of the goddess of fortune; tāvat—for that long; kaliḥ—the age of Kali; vai—indeed; pṛthivīm—the earth; parākrantum—to overcome; na—not; ca—and; aśakat—was able.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
As long as Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the husband of the goddess of fortune, touched the earth with His lotus feet, Kali was powerless to subdue this planet.
PURPORT
Although even during the time of Lord Kṛṣṇa's presence on earth Kali had entered the earth to a slight extent through the impious activities of Duryodhana and his allies, Lord Kṛṣṇa consistently suppressed Kali's influence. Kali could not flourish until Lord Kṛṣṇa had left the earth.