Symptoms of Kaliyuga

In Srimad Bhagwatam Suta Gowswami explain about Symptoms of Kaliyuga, Canto 1.1.10.

प्रायेणाल्पायुष: सभ्य कलावस्मिन् युगे जना: ।

मन्दा: सुमन्दमतयो मन्दभाग्या ह्युपद्रुता: ॥ 1.1.10॥

O learned one, in this iron Age of Kali men almost always have but short lives. They are quarrelsome, lazy, misguided, unlucky and, above all, always disturbed.

The people of this age are also very lazy, not only materially but in the matter of self-realization. The human life is especially meant for self-realization. That is to say, man should come to know what he is, what the world is, and what the supreme truth is. 

Human life is a means by which the living entity can end all the miseries of the hard struggle for life in material existence and by which he can return to Godhead, his eternal home. But, due to a bad system of education, men have no desire for self-realization. Even if they come to know about it, they unfortunately become victims of misguided teachers.

In this age, men are victims not only of different political creeds and parties, but also of many different types of sense gratificatory diversions, such as cinemas, sports, gambling, clubs, mundane libraries, bad association, smoking, drinking, cheating, pilfering, bickerings and so on. Their minds are always disturbed and full of anxieties due to so many different engagements. 

In this age, many unscrupulous men manufacture their own religious faiths which are not based on any revealed scriptures, and very often people who are addicted to sense gratification are attracted by such institutions.

Then we must surprise if Kaliyuga has these symptoms then why Maharaj Parikshit left Kaliyuga instead of killing him?

Although Kaliyuga has so many faults but still there is a best thing it and that is chanting of Lord's holy name can deliver us from our past sinfull activities and send us back home back to godhead.

So, we must take advantage of this age by chanting the holy names of Lord.

Hare Krishna Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna Hare Hare .

Hare Rama Hare Rama, Rama Rama Hare Hare.

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