SB 12.2.32 · Srimad Bhagavatam

Devanagari

यदा मघाभ्यो यास्यन्ति पूर्वाषाढां महर्षय: । तदा नन्दात् प्रभृत्येष कलिर्वृद्धिं गमिष्यति ॥ ३२ ॥

Verse text

yadā maghābhyo yāsyanti pūrvāṣāḍhāṁ maharṣayaḥ tadā nandāt prabhṛty eṣa kalir vṛddhiṁ gamiṣyati

Synonyms

yadā — when ; maghābhyaḥ — from Maghā ; yāsyanti — they will go ; pūrva — āṣāḍhām — to the next lunar mansion, Pūrvāṣāḍhā ; mahā — ṛṣayaḥ — the seven great sages ; tadā — then ; nandāt — beginning from Nanda ; prabhṛti — and his descendants ; eṣaḥ — this ; kaliḥ — Age of Kali ; vṛddhim — maturity ; gamiṣyati — will attain .

Translation

When the great sages of the Saptarṣi constellation pass from Maghā to Pūrvāsāḍhā, Kali will have his full strength, beginning from King Nanda and his dynasty.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

When the seven sages enter Pūrvāsāḍhā constellation, [Note: From Magha to Pūrvāṣāḍhā constellation is a count of eleven. Thus the number of years between Kṛṣnā’s disappearance and King Nanda dynasty is 1100 years.] Kali will have his full strength, beginning from King Nanda and his dynasty. This verse describes the time it took for Kali to become strong.