श्रीमद्भागवत महापुराण द्वादश स्कन्ध अध्याय 2 श्लोक 25-39

dvadash skandh: dvitiy adhyay

shrimadbhagavat mahapuran: dvadash skandh: dvitiy adhyay shlok 25-39 ka hindi anuvad parikshit! chandravansh aur sooryavansh mean jitane raja ho gaye haian ya hoange, un sab ka maianne sankshep se varnan kar diya. toomhare janm se lekar raja nand ke abhishek tak ek hajar ek sau pandrah varsh ka samay lagega. jis samay akash mean saptarshiyoan ka uday hota hai, us samay pahale unamean se do hi dikhayi p date haian. unake bich mean dakshinottar rekha par samabhag mean ashvini adi nakshatroan mean se ek nakshatr dikhayi p data hai. us nakshatr ke sath saptarshigan manushyoan ki ganana se sau varsh tak rahate haian. ve tumhare janm ke samay aur is samay bhi magha nakshatr par sthit haian. svayan sarvavyapak sarvashaktimanh bhagavan hi shuddh sattvamay vigrah ke sath shrikrishn ke roop mean prakat hue the. ve jis samay apani lila sanvaran karake paramadham ko padhar gaye, usi samay kaliyug ne sansar mean pravesh kiya. usi ke karan manushyoan ki mati-gati pap ki or dhulak gayi. jab tak lakshmipati bhagavan shrikrishn apane charanakamaloan se prithvi ka sparsh karate rahe, tab tak kaliyug prithvi par apana pair n jama saka. parikshit! jis samay saptarshi magha nakshatr par vicharan karate rahate haian, usi samay kaliyug ka prarambh hota hai. kaliyug ki ayu devataoan ki varsh ganana se barah sau varshoan ki arthath manushyoan ki ganana ke anusar char lakh battis hajar varsh ki hai. jis samay saptarshi magha se chalakar poorvashadha nakshatr mean ja chuke hoange, us samay raja nand ka rajy rahega. tabhi se kaliyug ki vriddhi shuroo hogi. puratattvavetta aitihasik vidvanoan ka kahana hai ki jis din bhagavan shrikrishn ne apane param-dham ko prayan kiya, usi din, usi samay kaliyug ka prarambh ho gaya. parikshit! jab devataoan ki varsh ganana ke anusar ek hajar varsh bit chukeange, tab kaliyug ke antim dinoan mean phir se kalki bhagavan ki kripa se manushyoan ke man mean sattvikata ka sanchar hoga, log apane vastavik svaroop ko jan sakeange aur tabhi se satyayug ka prarambh bhi hoga. parikshit! maianne to tumase keval manuvansh ka, so bhi sankshep se varnan kiya hai. jaise manuvansh ki ganana hoti hai, vaise hi pratyek yug mean brahman, vaishy aur shoodroan ko bhi vansh parampara samajhani chahiye. rajanh! jin purushoan aur mahatmaoan ka varnan maianne tumase kiya hai, ab keval nam se hi unaki pahachan hoti hai. ab ve nahian haian, keval unaki yah katha rah gayi hai. ab unaki kirti hi prithvi par jahaan-tahaan sunane ko milati hai. bhishm pitamah ke pita raja shantanu ke bhaee devapi aur ikshvakuvanshi maroo is samay kalap-gram mean sthit haian. ve bahut b de yogabal se yukt haian. kaliyug ke ant mean kalki bhagavan ki ajna se ve phir yahaan ayeange aur pahale ki bhaanti hi varnashram dharm ka vistar kareange. satyayug, treta, dvapar aur kaliyug- ye hi char yug haian; ye poorvokt kram ke anusar apane-apane samay mean prithvi ke praniyoan par apana prabhav dikhate rahate haian.