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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.
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.
When a person identifies himself with the Self, then he becomes part of the power of destiny. Merely his power of Sankalpa is good enough to materialize and change any situation either for good or bad according to his Sankalpa. Doubt has positive and negative nature, this is the opposite of the nature of an object.
The title refers to Kali Yuga, this term originating from the Sanskrit language can be translated into the "Age of Quarrel", "Age of Deception", or "Age of Illusion". Kali Yuga is the fourth age (and current) of the world in the Sanatan Dharma or Hindu tradition, characterized by general degradation, spiritual degeneration, and illusion.
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.
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
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).
He is described as the incarnation who appears at the end of the Kali Yuga. He ends the darkest, degenerating, and chaotic stage of the Kali Yuga to remove adharma and ushers in the Satya Yuga, while riding a white horse with a fiery sword. [2] [18] He restarts a new cycle of time. [19] He is described as a Brahmin warrior in the Puranas.