Prediction of the Golden Age and Srila Prabhupada

The following are ten verses from the Brahma-Vaivarta Purana that were spoken by Lord Krishna to
Mother Ganga just before the beginning of Kali yuga (the age of quarrel and hypocrisy). Kali yuga began
approximately five thousand years ago, and it has a duration of 432,000 years, leaving us with 427,000
till the end of the present age. Within this 432,000 year period, there is a period of 10,000 years that will
be a golden age. That golden age is being described below by Lord Sri Krishna. This text is taken from the

Brahma-vaivarta Purana
Text 49
bhagarathy uvaca
he natha ramanashreshtha
yasi golokamuttamam
asmakam ka gatishcatra
bhavishyati kalau yuge

Translation:
Mother Ganga said: O protector, Supreme enjoyer who purifies the World, on your departure for the
perfect abode, Goloka, thereafter how will living entities become purified in the age of kali?

Text 50
sri-bhagavan uvaca
kaleh pancasahasrani
varshani tishtha bhutale
papani papino yani
tubhyam dasyanti snanatah

Translation:
The blessed Lord said: On the earth for 5,000 sinful years of kali, the sinners will deposit their sins in you
waters by bathing.
Text 51
man-mantropasakasparshad
bhasmibhutani tatkshanat
bhavishyanti darsanacca
snanadeva hi jahnavi

Translation:
After those 5000 years of Kali, (my devotees will absorb their sins,) simply by the sight and touch of
those who worship me by my mantra, all those sins will be burnt away.
 Text 52
harernamani yatraiva
puranani bhavanti hi
tatra gatva savadhanam
abhih sarddham ca shroshyasi

Translation:
There will be the chanting of the Holy name of Hari and the reading of the [Srimad Bhagavata] Purana by
these devotees of mine, reaching throughout the whole planet, please attentively hear.

Text 53
purana shravanaccaiva
harernamanukirtanat
bhasmibhutani papani
brahma-hatyadikani ca

Translation:
Sinful reactions including the killing of a brahmana can be nullified by the hearing the [Srimad
Bhagavata] Purana and chanting of the Holy names of Hari with love by my devotees.

Text 54
bhasmibhutani tanyeva
vaishnavalinganena ca
trinani shushkakashthani
dahanti pavako yatha

Translation:
Just as dry grass is burnt by fire, by the embrace of these My devotees all sins are burnt away.

Text 55
tathapi vaishnava loke
papani papinamapi
prithivyam yani tirthani
punyanyapi ca jahnavi

Translation:
O Mother Ganges, the whole planet will become a place of pilgrimage by the presence of My devotees,
even though it had been sinful before.
Text 56
madbhaktanam sharireshu
santi puteshu samtatam
madbhaktapadarajasa
sadyah puta vasundhara

Translation:
In the body of my devotees remains eternally [the purifier]. Even Mother earth becomes pure by the
dust of the feet of my devotees.
 Text 57
sadyah putani tirthani
sadyah putam jagattatha
manmantropasaka vipra
ye maducchishtabhojinah

Translation:
The whole World will become a place of pilgrimage. Those intelligent worshipers of my mantra who
partake in My remnants will purify everything.

Text 58
mameva nityam dhyayante
te mat pranadhikah priyah
tadupasparshamatrena
puto vayushca pavakah
Translation:
They are dearer to Me than My life, those devotees who everyday meditate only on Me. The air and fire
become pure simply even by their indirect touch.
Text 59
kaler dasha-sahasrani
madbhaktah santi bhu-tale
ekavarna bhavishyanti
madbhakteshu gateshu ca

Translation:
For the following 10,000 years of kali such devotees of mine will fill and purify the whole planet. After
the departure of My devotees there will only be one varna [less than sudra].

Text 60
madbhaktashunya prithivi
kaligrasta bhavishyati
etasminnantare tatra
krishnadehadvinirgatah

Translation:
Devoid of My devotees, the earth will be shackled by kali. Saying this Krishna departed this world.

Prediction of Srila Prabhupada

In the above verses Lord Krishna is predicting an exact time for the onset of the Golden age to
begin in 5000 years from when he departs. If we look at Wikipedia to find out the date for the
end of the battle of Kurekshetra, scholars have a range of dates that is accepted. The most
accepted date is roughly +/- 3102 BC. If we consider the date to be 3104 BC and add 5000 years
we get the date of 1896!!! This is the date that Srila Prabhupada was born and that
Bhaktivinoda Thankur sent the book; Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu – His Life and Precepts.