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Prabhupāda:

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Today we shall discuss about the prominent symptom of this age. This book, Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, was written... Not written; practically it …

[break] ... five thousand years before, the statements of authorities, people could keep in mind without any book record. At …

So five thousand years ago this book was recorded by Vyāsadeva because he could understand that in future people will …

So the point is that five thousand years ago, the things which were written for this age, how they are …

Tri is Sanskrit, and three is English, or Latin, but there is similarity. Tri-kāla-jñā. Tri means three, and kāla means …

So the sages in those days were tri-kāla-jñā. Tri-kāla-jñā means they could understand, they could know what was in the …

Atītāni, atītāni means past. Vartamānāni ca, "and present." So that is yogic power. One can know past, present and future.

So here Śukadeva Gosvāmī is speaking about this Kali-yuga. The Kali-yuga means the fourth age. There are four different kinds …

Four yugas means forty-three thousand..., forty-three hundred thousands of years. It is a very long period. That is the duration …

So in the previous chapter, some description of these yugas have been described. Now here, in this chapter... This is …

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"My dear King..." Śukadeva Gosvāmī was speaking to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, who was emperor of this planet. Mahārāja Parīkṣit. And he …

So he's explaining, "My dear King, as the days of Kali-yuga will make progress..." Make progress means we have passed …

I think in the world history there is no..., nobody can place records of 5,000 years. At most, the historians …

Now here, Śukadeva Gosvāmī says, tataś ca anudinam. Anudinam means "as the days will pass." Then what will be the …

First thing is religiosity. As the age of Kali will make progress, people will become more and more irreligious. And …

According to Vedic civilization, one has to take bath thrice daily. Actually, in India they take. In your country I …

So cleanliness is next to godliness. To take bath, to evacuate daily, to wash the teeth, wash clothings, this cleanliness …