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	~~kṣīyamāṇeṣu—having~~ become smaller; ~~deheṣu—the~~ bodies; ~~dehinām—of~~ all living entities; kali-~~doṣataḥ—by~~ the contamination of the age of Kali; varṇa-āśrama-~~vatām—of~~ the members of ''varṇāśrama'' society; ~~dharme—when~~ their religious principles; ~~naṣṭe—have~~ been destroyed; veda-~~pathe—the~~ path of the ''Vedas''; ~~nṛṇām—for~~ all men; pāṣaṇḍa-~~pracure—mostly~~ atheism; ~~dharme—religion~~; dasyu-~~prāyeṣu—mostly~~ thieves; ~~rājasu—the~~ kings; ~~caurya—banditry~~; ~~anṛta—lying~~; vṛthā-~~hiṁsā—useless~~ slaughter; ~~nānā—various~~; ~~vṛttiṣu—their~~ occupations; ~~vai—indeed~~; ~~nṛṣu—when~~ men; śūdra-~~prāyeṣu—mostly~~ low-class ''śūdras''; ~~varṇeṣu—the~~ so-called social orders; chāga-~~prāyāsu—no~~ better than goats; ~~dhenuṣu—the~~ cows; gṛha-~~prāyeṣu—just~~ like materialistic homes; ~~āśrameṣu—the~~ spiritual hermitages; yauna-~~prāyeṣu—extending~~ no further than marriage; ~~bandhuṣu—family~~ ties; aṇu-~~prāyāsu—mostly~~ very small; ~~oṣadhīṣu—plants~~ and herbs; śamī-~~prāyeṣu—just~~ like ''śamī'' trees; ~~sthāsnuṣu—all~~ the trees; vidyut-~~prāyeṣu—always~~ manifesting lightning; ~~megheṣu—the~~ clouds; śūnya-~~prāyeṣu—devoid~~ of religious life; ~~sadmasu—the~~ homes; ~~ittham—thus~~; ~~kalau—when~~ the age of Kali; gata-~~prāye—is~~ almost finished; ~~janeṣu—the~~ people; khara-~~dharmiṣu—when~~ they have assumed the characteristics of asses; dharma-~~trāṇāya—for~~ the deliverance of religion; ~~sattvena—in~~ the pure mode of goodness; ~~bhagavān—the~~ Supreme Personality of Godhead; ~~avatariṣyati—will~~ descend.		''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kṣīyamāṇeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kṣīyamāṇeṣu]'' — having become smaller; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=deheṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 deheṣu]'' — the bodies; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dehinām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dehinām]'' — of all living entities; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kali&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kali]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=doṣataḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 doṣataḥ]'' — by the contamination of the age of Kali; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=varṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 varṇa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āśrama&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āśrama]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vatām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vatām]'' — of the members of ''varṇāśrama'' society; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dharme&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dharme]'' — when their religious principles; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=naṣṭe&tab=syno_o&ds=1 naṣṭe]'' — have been destroyed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=veda&tab=syno_o&ds=1 veda]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pathe&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pathe]'' — the path of the ''Vedas''; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nṛṇām&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nṛṇām]'' — for all men; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pāṣaṇḍa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pāṣaṇḍa]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=pracure&tab=syno_o&ds=1 pracure]'' — mostly atheism; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dharme&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dharme]'' — religion; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dasyu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dasyu]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyeṣu]'' — mostly thieves; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rājasu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 rājasu]'' — the kings; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=caurya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 caurya]'' — banditry; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=anṛta&tab=syno_o&ds=1 anṛta]'' — lying; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vṛthā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vṛthā]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=hiṁsā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 hiṁsā]'' — useless slaughter; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nānā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nānā]'' — various; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vṛttiṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vṛttiṣu]'' — their occupations; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vai&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vai]'' — indeed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=nṛṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 nṛṣu]'' — when men; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śūdra&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śūdra]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyeṣu]'' — mostly low-class ''śūdras''; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=varṇeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 varṇeṣu]'' — the so-called social orders; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=chāga&tab=syno_o&ds=1 chāga]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyāsu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyāsu]'' — no better than goats; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dhenuṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dhenuṣu]'' — the cows; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gṛha&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gṛha]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyeṣu]'' — just like materialistic homes; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āśrameṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āśrameṣu]'' — the spiritual hermitages; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=yauna&tab=syno_o&ds=1 yauna]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyeṣu]'' — extending no further than marriage; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bandhuṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bandhuṣu]'' — family ties; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=aṇu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 aṇu]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyāsu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyāsu]'' — mostly very small; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=oṣadhīṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 oṣadhīṣu]'' — plants and herbs; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śamī&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śamī]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyeṣu]'' — just like ''śamī'' trees; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sthāsnuṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sthāsnuṣu]'' — all the trees; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vidyut&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vidyut]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyeṣu]'' — always manifesting lightning; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=megheṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 megheṣu]'' — the clouds; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śūnya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śūnya]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāyeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāyeṣu]'' — devoid of religious life; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sadmasu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sadmasu]'' — the homes; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ittham&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ittham]'' — thus; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kalau&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kalau]'' — when the age of Kali; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=gata&tab=syno_o&ds=1 gata]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=prāye&tab=syno_o&ds=1 prāye]'' — is almost finished; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=janeṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 janeṣu]'' — the people; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=khara&tab=syno_o&ds=1 khara]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dharmiṣu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dharmiṣu]'' — when they have assumed the characteristics of asses; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=dharma&tab=syno_o&ds=1 dharma]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=trāṇāya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 trāṇāya]'' — for the deliverance of religion; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sattvena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sattvena]'' — in the pure mode of goodness; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=bhagavān&tab=syno_o&ds=1 bhagavān]'' — the Supreme Personality of Godhead; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=avatariṣyati&tab=syno_o&ds=1 avatariṣyati]'' — will descend.
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	kṣīyamāṇeṣu deheṣu~~<br>~~		:kṣīyamāṇeṣu deheṣu
	dehināṁ kali-doṣataḥ~~<br>~~		:dehināṁ kali-doṣataḥ
	varṇāśramavatāṁ dharme~~<br>~~		:varṇāśramavatāṁ dharme
	naṣṭe veda-pathe nṛṇām~~<br>~~		:naṣṭe veda-pathe nṛṇām
	pāṣaṇḍa-pracure dharme~~<br>~~
	dasyu-prāyeṣu rājasu~~<br>~~		:pāṣaṇḍa-pracure dharme
	cauryānṛta-vṛthā-hiṁsā-~~<br>~~		:dasyu-prāyeṣu rājasu
	nānā-vṛttiṣu vai nṛṣu~~<br>~~		:cauryānṛta-vṛthā-hiṁsā-
	śūdra-prāyeṣu varṇeṣu~~<br>~~		:nānā-vṛttiṣu vai nṛṣu
	cchāga-prāyāsu dhenuṣu~~<br>~~
	gṛha-prāyeṣv āśrameṣu~~<br>~~		:śūdra-prāyeṣu varṇeṣu
	yauna-prāyeṣu bandhuṣu~~<br>~~		:cchāga-prāyāsu dhenuṣu
	aṇu-prāyāsv oṣadhīṣu~~<br>~~		:gṛha-prāyeṣv āśrameṣu
	śamī-prāyeṣu sthāsnuṣu~~<br>~~		:yauna-prāyeṣu bandhuṣu
	vidyut-prāyeṣu megheṣu~~<br>~~
	śūnya-prāyeṣu sadmasu~~<br>~~		:aṇu-prāyāsv oṣadhīṣu
	itthaṁ kalau gata-prāye~~<br>~~		:śamī-prāyeṣu sthāsnuṣu
	janeṣu khara-dharmiṣu~~<br>~~		:vidyut-prāyeṣu megheṣu
	dharma-trāṇāya sattvena~~<br>~~		:śūnya-prāyeṣu sadmasu
	bhagavān avatariṣyati~~<br>~~
			:itthaṁ kalau gata-prāye
			:janeṣu khara-dharmiṣu
			:dharma-trāṇāya sattvena
			:bhagavān avatariṣyati
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	kṣīyamāṇeṣu—having become smaller; deheṣu—the bodies; dehinām—of all living entities; kali-doṣataḥ—by the contamination of the age of Kali; varṇa-āśrama-vatām—of the members of varṇāśrama society; dharme—when their religious principles; naṣṭe—have been destroyed; veda-pathe—the path of the Vedas; nṛṇām—for all men; pāṣaṇḍa-pracure—mostly atheism; dharme—religion; dasyu-prāyeṣu—mostly thieves; rājasu—the kings; caurya—banditry; anṛta—lying; vṛthā-hiṁsā—useless slaughter; nānā—various; vṛttiṣu—their occupations; vai—indeed; nṛṣu—when men; śūdra-prāyeṣu—mostly low-class śūdras; varṇeṣu—the so-called social orders; chāga-prāyāsu—no better than goats; dhenuṣu—the cows; gṛha-prāyeṣu—just like materialistic homes; āśrameṣu—the spiritual hermitages; yauna-prāyeṣu—extending no further than marriage; bandhuṣu—family ties; aṇu-prāyāsu—mostly very small; oṣadhīṣu—plants and herbs; śamī-prāyeṣu—just like śamī trees; sthāsnuṣu—all the trees; vidyut-prāyeṣu—always manifesting lightning; megheṣu—the clouds; śūnya-prāyeṣu—devoid of religious life; sadmasu—the homes; ittham—thus; kalau—when the age of Kali; gata-prāye—is almost finished; janeṣu—the people; khara-dharmiṣu—when they have assumed the characteristics of asses; dharma-trāṇāya—for the deliverance of religion; sattvena—in the pure mode of goodness; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avatariṣyati—will descend.		kṣīyamāṇeṣu—having become smaller; deheṣu—the bodies; dehinām—of all living entities; kali-doṣataḥ—by the contamination of the age of Kali; varṇa-āśrama-vatām—of the members of ''varṇāśrama'' society; dharme—when their religious principles; naṣṭe—have been destroyed; veda-pathe—the path of the ''Vedas''; nṛṇām—for all men; pāṣaṇḍa-pracure—mostly atheism; dharme—religion; dasyu-prāyeṣu—mostly thieves; rājasu—the kings; caurya—banditry; anṛta—lying; vṛthā-hiṁsā—useless slaughter; nānā—various; vṛttiṣu—their occupations; vai—indeed; nṛṣu—when men; śūdra-prāyeṣu—mostly low-class ''śūdras''; varṇeṣu—the so-called social orders; chāga-prāyāsu—no better than goats; dhenuṣu—the cows; gṛha-prāyeṣu—just like materialistic homes; āśrameṣu—the spiritual hermitages; yauna-prāyeṣu—extending no further than marriage; bandhuṣu—family ties; aṇu-prāyāsu—mostly very small; oṣadhīṣu—plants and herbs; śamī-prāyeṣu—just like ''śamī'' trees; sthāsnuṣu—all the trees; vidyut-prāyeṣu—always manifesting lightning; megheṣu—the clouds; śūnya-prāyeṣu—devoid of religious life; sadmasu—the homes; ittham—thus; kalau—when the age of Kali; gata-prāye—is almost finished; janeṣu—the people; khara-dharmiṣu—when they have assumed the characteristics of asses; dharma-trāṇāya—for the deliverance of religion; sattvena—in the pure mode of goodness; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avatariṣyati—will descend.
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	By the time the age of Kali ends, the bodies of all creatures will be greatly reduced in size, and the religious principles of followers of varṇāśrama will be ruined. The path of the Vedas will be completely forgotten in human society, and so-called religion will be mostly atheistic. The kings will mostly be thieves, the occupations of men will be stealing, lying and needless violence, and all the social classes will be reduced to the lowest level of śūdras. Cows will be like goats, spiritual hermitages will be no different from mundane houses, and family ties will extend no further than the immediate bonds of marriage. Most plants and herbs will be tiny, and all trees will appear like dwarf śamī trees. Clouds will be full of lightning, homes will be devoid of piety, and all human beings will have become like asses. At that time, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear on the earth. Acting with the power of pure spiritual goodness, He will rescue eternal religion.		By the time the age of Kali ends, the bodies of all creatures will be greatly reduced in size, and the religious principles of followers of varṇāśrama will be ruined. The path of the Vedas will be completely forgotten in human society, and so-called religion will be mostly atheistic. The kings will mostly be thieves, the occupations of men will be stealing, lying and needless violence, and all the social classes will be reduced to the lowest level of śūdras. Cows will be like goats, spiritual hermitages will be no different from mundane houses, and family ties will extend no further than the immediate bonds of marriage. Most plants and herbs will be tiny, and all trees will appear like dwarf śamī trees. Clouds will be full of lightning, homes will be devoid of piety, and all human beings will have become like asses. At that time, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear on the earth. Acting with the power of pure spiritual goodness, He will rescue eternal religion.
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	Significantly, these verses point out that most so-called religions in this age will be atheistic (pāsaṇḍa-pracure dharme). In confirmation of the Bhāgavatam's prediction, the United States Supreme Court has recently ruled that to be considered a religion a system of belief need not recognize a supreme being. Also, many atheistic, voidistic belief systems, often imported from the Orient, have attracted the attention of modern atheistic scientists, who expound on the similarities between Eastern and Western voidism in fashionable, esoteric books.		Significantly, these verses point out that most so-called religions in this age will be atheistic (''pāsaṇḍa-pracure dharme''). In confirmation of the [[Srimad-Bhagavatam\|''Bhāgavatam's'']] prediction, the United States Supreme Court has recently ruled that to be considered a religion a system of belief need not recognize a supreme being. Also, many atheistic, voidistic belief systems, often imported from the Orient, have attracted the attention of modern atheistic scientists, who expound on the similarities between Eastern and Western voidism in fashionable, esoteric books.

	These verses vividly describe many unsavory symptoms of the age of Kali. Ultimately, at the end of this age, Lord Kṛṣṇa will descend as Kalki and remove the thoroughly demonic persons from the face of the earth.		These verses vividly describe many unsavory symptoms of the age of Kali. Ultimately, at the end of this age, Lord Kṛṣṇa will descend as Kalki and remove the thoroughly demonic persons from the face of the earth.
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==== TEXTS 12-16 ====

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kṣīyamāṇeṣu deheṣu<br>
dehināṁ kali-doṣataḥ<br>
varṇāśramavatāṁ dharme<br>
naṣṭe veda-pathe nṛṇām<br>
pāṣaṇḍa-pracure dharme<br>
dasyu-prāyeṣu rājasu<br>
cauryānṛta-vṛthā-hiṁsā-<br>
nānā-vṛttiṣu vai nṛṣu<br>
śūdra-prāyeṣu varṇeṣu<br>
cchāga-prāyāsu dhenuṣu<br>
gṛha-prāyeṣv āśrameṣu<br>
yauna-prāyeṣu bandhuṣu<br>
aṇu-prāyāsv oṣadhīṣu<br>
śamī-prāyeṣu sthāsnuṣu<br>
vidyut-prāyeṣu megheṣu<br>
śūnya-prāyeṣu sadmasu<br>
itthaṁ kalau gata-prāye<br>
janeṣu khara-dharmiṣu<br>
dharma-trāṇāya sattvena<br>
bhagavān avatariṣyati<br>
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==== SYNONYMS ====

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kṣīyamāṇeṣu—having become smaller; deheṣu—the bodies; dehinām—of all living entities; kali-doṣataḥ—by the contamination of the age of Kali; varṇa-āśrama-vatām—of the members of varṇāśrama society; dharme—when their religious principles; naṣṭe—have been destroyed; veda-pathe—the path of the Vedas; nṛṇām—for all men; pāṣaṇḍa-pracure—mostly atheism; dharme—religion; dasyu-prāyeṣu—mostly thieves; rājasu—the kings; caurya—banditry; anṛta—lying; vṛthā-hiṁsā—useless slaughter; nānā—various; vṛttiṣu—their occupations; vai—indeed; nṛṣu—when men; śūdra-prāyeṣu—mostly low-class śūdras; varṇeṣu—the so-called social orders; chāga-prāyāsu—no better than goats; dhenuṣu—the cows; gṛha-prāyeṣu—just like materialistic homes; āśrameṣu—the spiritual hermitages; yauna-prāyeṣu—extending no further than marriage; bandhuṣu—family ties; aṇu-prāyāsu—mostly very small; oṣadhīṣu—plants and herbs; śamī-prāyeṣu—just like śamī trees; sthāsnuṣu—all the trees; vidyut-prāyeṣu—always manifesting lightning; megheṣu—the clouds; śūnya-prāyeṣu—devoid of religious life; sadmasu—the homes; ittham—thus; kalau—when the age of Kali; gata-prāye—is almost finished; janeṣu—the people; khara-dharmiṣu—when they have assumed the characteristics of asses; dharma-trāṇāya—for the deliverance of religion; sattvena—in the pure mode of goodness; bhagavān—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; avatariṣyati—will descend.
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==== TRANSLATION ====

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By the time the age of Kali ends, the bodies of all creatures will be greatly reduced in size, and the religious principles of followers of varṇāśrama will be ruined. The path of the Vedas will be completely forgotten in human society, and so-called religion will be mostly atheistic. The kings will mostly be thieves, the occupations of men will be stealing, lying and needless violence, and all the social classes will be reduced to the lowest level of śūdras. Cows will be like goats, spiritual hermitages will be no different from mundane houses, and family ties will extend no further than the immediate bonds of marriage. Most plants and herbs will be tiny, and all trees will appear like dwarf śamī trees. Clouds will be full of lightning, homes will be devoid of piety, and all human beings will have become like asses. At that time, the Supreme Personality of Godhead will appear on the earth. Acting with the power of pure spiritual goodness, He will rescue eternal religion.
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==== PURPORT ====

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Significantly, these verses point out that most so-called religions in this age will be atheistic (pāsaṇḍa-pracure dharme). In confirmation of the Bhāgavatam's prediction, the United States Supreme Court has recently ruled that to be considered a religion a system of belief need not recognize a supreme being. Also, many atheistic, voidistic belief systems, often imported from the Orient, have attracted the attention of modern atheistic scientists, who expound on the similarities between Eastern and Western voidism in fashionable, esoteric books.

These verses vividly describe many unsavory symptoms of the age of Kali. Ultimately, at the end of this age, Lord Kṛṣṇa will descend as Kalki and remove the thoroughly demonic persons from the face of the earth.
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