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Meaning of "Kaliyuga"

Word

Kaliyuga

Sanskrit

कलियुग

IAST

kaliyuga

In General

Kaliyuga is the last of the four yugas (ages). Krishna's departure marks the end of Dvapara Yuga and the start of Kali Yuga. So Kaliyuga started on 18th February 3102 BCE . The duration of Kaliyuga is 432,000 years. During Kali yuga the moral standards of men will get degraded with every passing years. With the work of Kalki , the next full Avatara (incarnation)of Vishnu the Pralaya (great deluge) will happen.

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