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Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth, shortest, and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga. It is believed to be the present age, which is full of conflict and sin.
Kalyug, Kaliyug, Kali Yuga or Kaliyugam may refer to: Kali Yuga, is the "Age of Downfall" in Hinduism, the fourth stage of the world development that we are currently in; Kaliyugam, 1952 Indian film; Kali Yug: Goddess of Vengeance, a 1963 Italian film; Kaliyugam, 1973 Indian Malayalam-language film; Kalyug, a 1981 Indian Hindi-language crime film
He discusses various theories about the original meaning of the term yuga, and the different dates proposed for the start of the Kali Yuga. Quoting Garga 's Siddhanta , the Mahabharata , and the Vishnu Purana , Ambedkar argues that the Kali Yuga lasted for 1000 years and ended in the 2nd century CE.
In Hinduism, Kali (Devanāgari: कलि, IAST: Kali, with both vowels short; from a root kad, 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.
A Yuga Cycle has several names.. Age or Yuga (Sanskrit: युग, lit. 'an age of the gods'): [citation needed] "Age" and "Yuga", sometimes with reverential capitalization, commonly denote a "catur-yuga", a cycle of four world ages, unless expressly limited by the name of one of its minor ages (e.g. Kali Yuga).
Kali-yuga is followed by Satya-yuga of the next cycle, where a cycle is called a catur-yuga (pronounced chatur-yuga; a.k.a. mahā-yuga). Each yuga is divided into a main period ( a.k.a. yuga proper) and two yuga-sandhis ( a.k.a. yuga-sandhyās ; connecting periods)— yuga-sandhyā (dawn) and yuga-sandhyāṃśa ( a.k.a. yuga-sandhyānśa ...
The end of the world is prophesied to happen at the end of the Kali Yuga - the final stage of the world, and the last of the four stages. Kalki, the final Avatar of Vishnu is also prophesied to appear the end of the Kali Yuga, to wage the final battle between good and evil bringing end of the world and start of new world. [11]
The Adi Purana, Brihan-naradiya Purana and Aditya Purana also forbid animal sacrifice in Kali Yuga. [22] The Padma Purana encourages respect for all living beings. [ 23 ] Some orthodox interpreters of Hindu scriptures, such as Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi , believed that the prohibition in Kali Yuga applies only to a few types of animal ...