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कलेरन्ते भविष्यन्ति नररूपेण राक्षसाः।
मनुष्यान् भक्षयिष्यन्ति वित्ततो न शरीरतः॥

At the end of Kali Yuga, demons in human form will arise, who devour people not bodily but through wealth—indicating exploitation.

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कलेर्दोषनिधे राजन्न् अस्ति ह्येको महान् गुणः।
कीर्तिनादेव कृष्णस्य मुक्तबन्धः परं व्रजेत्॥

Though Kali Yuga is a repository of flaws, it has one great merit: chanting Krishna’s name alone can grant liberation.

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कलौ कराले न सुखं लभेत पक्षद्वयादेव विरोधकाले।
मध्यस्थता प्रत्युत निन्द्यतेऽपि
समन्ततो हा स कले प्रभावः॥

In the ferocity of Kali Yuga, neutrality during conflicts is condemned; choosing sides becomes inevitable, showing the polarization of the era.

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कलौ कले खले मित्रे पुत्रे दुर्व्यसनान्विते।
तस्करेषु प्रवृद्धेषु लुब्धे राज्ञि धनेन किम्॥

When the age is corrupt, friends deceitful, sons addicted, and kings greedy, what use is wealth?

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कलौ गङ्गा काश्यां त्रिपुरहरपुर्यां
भगवती प्रशस्ता देवानामपि भवति सेव्यानुदिवसम्।
इति व्यासो ब्रूते मुनिजनधुरीणो हरिकथा-
सुधापानस्वस्थो गलितभवबन्धोऽतुलमतिः॥

In Kali Yuga, Ganga in Kashi and goddess Bhagavati in Tripura become especially powerful and worship-worthy, even for the gods.

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कलौ दशसहस्रेषु हरिस्त्यजति मेदिनीम्।
तदर्धं जाह्लवीतोयं तदर्धं ग्रामदेवताः॥

After 10,000 years of Kali Yuga, Hari will leave Earth, Ganga will disappear halfway, and local deities will also vanish—symbolizing decay.

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कलौ युगे कल्मषमानसानाम्
अन्यत्र धर्मे खलु नाधिकारः।
रामेति वर्णद्वयमादरेण सदा
जपन्मुक्तिमुपेति जन्तुः॥

In Kali Yuga, impure-minded people are unfit for complex dharma; by chanting “Rama” sincerely, one attains liberation.

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कल्की कल्कं हरतु जगतः स्फूर्जदूजैस्वितेजा
वेदोच्छेदस्फुरितदुरितध्वंसने धूमकेतुः।
येनोत्क्षिप्य क्षणमसिलतां धूमवत् कल्मषेच्छान्
म्लेच्छान् हत्वा दलितकलिनाकारि सत्यावतारः॥

Let Kalki, the comet-like incarnation, destroy the sins of Kali Yuga, wielding a fiery sword to annihilate darkness and uphold truth.

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कल्पक्षोणिरुहोऽयमित्यनुदिनं भूमीसुरैर्भाव्यसे
कामोऽसाविति कामिनीभिरभितश्चित्ते चिरं चिन्त्यसे।
श्रीनारायण एव केवलमिति प्रेम्णा श्रिया ध्यायसे त्वं
कालोऽयमिति प्रतिक्षितिधरैरेकोऽप्यनेकात्मभृत्॥

Just as divine beings imagine the wish-giving tree (Kalpavriksha) growing from the earth, similarly saints fix their minds on Narayana.

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