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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.17.40
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 40
- amūni pañca sthānāni
- hy adharma-prabhavaḥ kaliḥ
- auttareyeṇa dattāni
- nyavasat tan-nideśa-kṛt
amūniall those — all those; pañcafive — five; sthānāniplaces — places; hicertainly — certainly; adharmairreligious principles — irreligious principles; prabhavaḥencouraging — encouraging; kaliḥthe age of Kali — the age of Kali; auttareyeṇaby the son of Uttarā — by the son of Uttarā; dattānidelivered — delivered; nyavasatdwelt — dwelt; tatby him — by him; nideśadirected-kṛtdirected — directed.
Thus the personality of Kali, by the directions of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the son of Uttarā, was allowed to live in those five places.
Thus the age of Kali began with gold standardization, and therefore falsity, intoxication, animal slaughter and prostitution are rampant all over the world, and the saner section is eager to drive out corruption. The counteracting process is suggested above, and everyone can take advantage of this suggestion.