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SB 12.2.32

Devanāgarī

यदा मघाभ्यो यास्यन्ति पूर्वाषाढां महर्षय: । तदा नन्दात् प्रभृत्येष कलिर्वृद्धिं गमिष्यति ॥ ३२ ॥

Text

yadā maghābhyo yāsyanti pūrvāṣāḍhāṁ maharṣayaḥ tadā nandāt prabhṛty eṣa kalir vṛddhiṁ gamiṣyati

Synonyms

yadā—when;maghābhyaḥ—from Maghā;yāsyanti—they will go;pūrva-āṣāḍhām—to the next lunar mansion, Pūrvāṣāḍhā;mahā-ṛṣayaḥ—the seven great sages;tadā—then;nandāt—beginning from Nanda;prabhṛti—and his descendants;eṣaḥ—this;kaliḥ—Age of Kali;vṛddhim—maturity;gamiṣyati—will attain.

Translation

When the great sages of the Saptarṣi constellation pass from Maghā to Pūrvāsāḍhā, Kali will have his full strength, beginning from King Nanda and his dynasty.

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