Vishnu
Purana
Parashar
describes about the dynasties that would occur in Kaliyug.
Ripunjay or Puranjay would be the last king of Brihdrath
dynasty. The kings of Nand dynasty would succeed this dynasty.
Then a diplomat Brahmin, named Chanakya, would exterminate this
dynasty and enthrone Chandragupta Maurya. In Maurya dynasty, a
great king would occur by the name of Ashokvardhan. After him,
Yavans would rule then for six hundred and forty years. Their
rule would be succeeded by the governance of the
fair-complexioned foreigners, who would rule for one hundred and
sixty years. Thereafter, there would be no king and no subjects
because people from all the classes would come forward to rule.
The ruler would be selected by the majority votes. There would be no any
thing like holiness. Cows would grow thin like nannies. People
would not marry, as per their castes. Greed, selfishness and sex
would be the base of marriage life. In adverse conditions,
spouses would desert each other. There would be nothing like
duty, responsibility and conduct. Hair would be the main item of
adornment for the women.
People would not have the knowledge of religious scriptures in Kaliyug.
Talkativeness would be identified with knowledge. Only those
would be regarded as clever, who could pick others' pockets.
Children would not regard or pay due respect to their parents.
Children would maintain relations with parents till their
marriage only, not after that. Boys would not touch the feet of
their own parents, but would pay full respect to their father
and mother-in-law, Brother-in-law would be dearer to them than
their own brother. Parashar says: Kaliyug is the mine of faults,
but it has only one great virtue - that the people will acquire
divine position only by reciting Lord's name. Recitation of
Lord's name, regardless of intention and motivation-- whether it
is love, derision, laziness or maliceness- would destroy one's
sins.
But the sinister people would do even the most difficult tasks in Kaliyug,
but they would not recite Lord's name. They would not have an
interest in the Lord. Their interests would be more in sensuous
things like sound, touch, beauty, scent etc.
The Paramgati (supreme salvation) that people could receive by ten
thousand years of meditation in Satayug; by performing Yagya for
hundred years in Tretayug and by worshipping Lord’s idol for ten
years in Dwapar, that supreme salvation is easily available for
people in Kaliyug simply by reciting Lord's name for one day and
one night continuously. But still, in Kaliyug people would not
have faith in Lord's name. It is their misfortune.
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04/24/04 |
