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Chapter 18: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy

Verse 5 of 49
SB 1.18.5

तावत्कलिर्न प्रभवेत्प्रविष्टो ऽपीह सर्वतः यावदीशो महानुर्व्यामाभिमन्यव एकराट्

tāvat kalir na prabhavet praviṣṭo 'pīha sarvataḥ yāvad īśo mahān urvyām ābhimanyava eka-rāṭ

Synonyms

tāvatso long; kaliḥthe personality of Kali; nacannot; prabhavetflourish; praviṣṭaḥentered in; apieven though; ihahere; sarvataḥeverywhere; yāvatas long as; īśaḥthe Lord; mahāngreat; urvyāmpowerful; ābhimanyavaḥthe son of Abhimanyu; eka-rāṭthe one emperor..

Translation

As long as the great, powerful son of Abhimanyu remains the Emperor of the world, there is no chance of the Personality of Kali flourishing.

Purport

As we have already explained, the personality of Kali had entered the jurisdiction of this earth long ago, and he was looking for an opportunity to spread his influence all over the world. But he could not do so satisfactorily due to the presence of Mahārāja Parīkṣit. That is the way of good government. The disturbing elements like the personality of Kali will always try to extend their nefarious activities, but it is the duty of the able state to check them by all means. Although Mahārāja Parīkṣit alloted places for the personality of Kali, at the same time he gave no chance to the citizens to be swayed by the personality of Kali.

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