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SB 12.2.11

Devanāgarī

त्रिंशद्विंशतिवर्षाणि परमायु: कलौ नृणाम् ॥ ११ ॥

Text

triṁśad viṁśati varṣāṇi paramāyuḥ kalau nṛṇām

Synonyms

triṁśat—thirty;viṁśati—plus twenty;varṣāṇi—years;parama-āyuḥ—the maximum duration of life;kalau—in Kali-yuga;nṛṇām—of men.

Translation

The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali-yuga will become fifty years.

← SB 12.2.10Chapter 2SB 12.2.12