A 10,000 year golden age is predicted in the Brahma-vaivarta Purana 4.129 by Krisna. Excerpts:
“On the earth 5,000 years of Kali will be sinful and sinners will deposit their sins in you by bathing.” Krisna, speaking to the river Ganges.
“Srimad-Bhagavatam (12.2.31) records Kali-yuga as having begun when the constellation of the seven sages (saptarsi) passed through the lunar mansion of Magha. Hindu astrologers have calculated this to have been 2:27 a.m. on February 20, 3102 BC. This took place some 36 years after Lord Krsna spoke Bhagavad-gita to Arjuna.”
— Vivek Rastogi on his blog
5000 years after 3102 BC would be about 1898 AD. Then…
Krisna goes on:
“Thereafter by the sight and touch of those who worship Me by My mantra, all those sins will be burnt.”
Note that he is not talking about thinking about him but experiencing him directly, by the sight and touch. This is thus not simple worship but direct experience. An awakening population for whom God is living.
“O Ganges, the whole planet will become a pilgrimage sight by the presence of Vaisnavas*, even though it had been sinful.”
“In the body of My devotees remains eternally [the purifier]. Mother Earth becomes pure by the dust of the feet of My devotees.”
It continues:
“For 10,000 years of Kali such devotees of Mine will fill the whole planet. After the departure of My devotees there will be only one varna [outcast].”
It should be noted that when group consciousness is high enough, everyone will experience life as if enlightened. However, if one has not actually become Self Realized, when the age ends, the experience will be lost.
Then:
“Devoid of My devotees, the earth will be shackled by Kali. Saying this, Krsna departed.”
For the full translation of the section, see Vivek’s blog post.
*Vaisnavas = followers of Vishnu, of which Krisna is an avatar.
It should be noted that predicting the exact time of an event 5,000 years ago assumes that precession of the equinoxes has happened at a consistently even pace. That is actually somewhat unlikely.
The article implies a period of the destruction of “sins” following which the world will be filled with the awake. However, it does not seem to have started 110 years ago.
The passage is also interesting as it’s the last discourse before Krisna leaves earth.
Yes, doesn’t the procession of the equinoxes have something to do with the fact that Earth wobbles on it’s axis?
Right, Gina. The earths axis rotates which way it’s pointing, leading to a different “north” star through the ages. This rotation is what leads to the Great Year or cycle of the ages.
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Hi David, this is a very interesting post. In the book The Yugas, Yukteswars transition from Treta to Dwapara Yuga is timed at year 3100 BC. And the transition from Kali to Dwapara Yuga is timed to year 1900 AD. In addition comes the 10 % tranistion periods on each side of the yugas. I understand that these yugas and transitions are based solely on the distance from the universal center, independent on what else happens on the planet. This could mean that the development of consciousness through our TM and TM-Sidhi programs and other consciousness-technologies could be an x-factor that can bring in a Satyuga out of order with the normal cycle of the yugas of around 24000 years? This is very inspiring. Another inspiring fact is the construction of the great pyramid at Giza, I understand that this happened around the transition from Treta to Dwapara Yuga, and that it stands as a monument of the level of consciousness and of the technologies that existed in Satyuga and Tretayuga. To remind us of this through the lower yugas.
Hi Kjetil
The Dwapara to Kali transition is closer to 700BC. There’s a bit of variation in the calculations. But the trough of the dark age was about 500 AD. I favour Yukteswar’s approach as it’s similar to my own past life memories and to the precession of the equinoxes.
The second quote in the article refers to the “traditional” calculation of the Yugas where they’re 365x longer. This is not a good understanding. If you look at the way the Yugas are calculated, this is a multiplier into deva time. Angels and such don’t experience time the way we do. Human time has shorter yugas. Frawley suggests these are cycles within cycles.
There are variations in explanation too. Yukteswar believed our sun was a dual or binary star, similar to the majority of stars like ours. So it relates to our distance from our dual and the galactic center. The yugas are like seasons of consciousness, but they don’t entirely align with an orbital pattern. However, if it’s related to 2 points, it may make more sense.
For example, there was a faster-than-usual descent in the shift down from Dwapara. There is a corresponding rise taking place at the moment, which balances that descent. This created an opportunity for an early Sat yuga if the right technologies of consciousness were applied to accelerate it. So yes, the spread of meditation practices like TM and other technologies of consciousness made a big difference. After some decades of this, the waves of awakening started. And they’re gradually shifting younger and faster.
The Egyptian pyramids are interesting as they reflect the descent. The greatest one was built first. Then progressively smaller & cruder ones followed. Apparently, the hieroglyphs were added later and don’t describe how they were built. The sphinx is much older and part of a pair. It’s seen substantial water erosion from a time when the area was green. It was mostly buried under the sand until my lifetime.
It’s worth noting that Dwapara is the peak time for technology, the energy age and the time of mega cities. We’re in the early part of rising Dwapara now. Treta is more about massive monuments and when most such large-scale things were built. It’s also the age when the Yoga Sutra (and siddhis) were practiced. Sat Yuga is mainly technology of consciousness. The population is lower and people live naturally. This is why there are few artifacts of golden ages.
Very interesting and informative, thank you. The book is a treasure in my opinion, and very uplifting, and the findings and discussion is quite impressive. It is difficult to ignore such a body of evidence and sound logic over about 300 pagess for the yugacycle, and also good logic in favour of the 24000 year cycle.
I referred to the ascent from Kali to Dwapara regarding the year 1900 AD, in relation to you mentioning year 1898. The descent from Dwapara to Kali was as you say around year 700 BC according to the book, and the rock bottom of Kali at 500 AD, when the roman empire crumbled, major darkness then. Interesting to read about your former life-experiences from satyuga, have read some of your other descriptions of that in other blogpost. If we can stabilize the boat now for the planet, the future in the ascent of the yugas and with the mini Satyuga rising look bright indeed.
Yes, it makes a lot more sense of history than a linear timeline.
And yes, a golden age will be wonderful. It will take some time to get there though as there is a lot to unload and we don’t want to make a mess of it in the process. 🙂
I read a comment a few years ago by you Davidya on this blog (i unfortunately cant find it anymore), where you wrote that in an Golden Age Waking up is a normal part of development. I think you wrote something along the lines, that people grew up to around 25 years and then woke up. That was so fascinating to read. Can you write more about life in a Gilden Age? How its normal for people to be awake?
Hi Daniel
I’ve discussed that a few times, but yes, with a blog this size, things do tend to get lost. You may mean this article:
https://davidya.ca/2010/02/20/one-prediction-of-a-golden-age/
And yes, in a golden age, the collective consciousness is such that it supports awakening so it’s a normal part of maturing. Most people experience life as-if awake then. The texts suggest around age 25 for Unity.
In Treta, the silver age, practices are needed but it’s still relatively normal to awaken. The siddhis are more common too.
These 2 ages are actually the majority of time. It’s only that the ages are thousands of years long and we’re rising out of a dark age, so we’ve forgotten this. It remains only in legends.