Story Time: Story of King Parikshit and the True Nature of Kali Yuga

In this LIVE story session, Swami Purnachaitanya in his beautiful style narrates the fascinating story of how King Parikshit saved Dharma from Kali Yuga, and how he learned about the true meaning and purpose behind the decline of Dharma in Kali Yuga. It also holds the secret to why any sadhana and spiritual progress is much faster in Kali Yuga.
Swami Purnachaitanya is a disciple of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and is originally from The Netherlands. He is an expert on Yoga, Meditation, Mantras, Ayurveda and Vedic Wisdom. He is a Senior Faculty and Director of Programs of The Art of Living.
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[@saakshi1358]

Everyday is important for us to remember divine.. Growth in spiritual practices is faster in kaliyuga specially in the presence of a master

[@sanjoymitra8926]

Swamiji:Rediscovering our great spiritual legacy and heritage!!Thank you very much.The clarity which I am getting hearing on content,some of which I have heard before is a revelation!!

[@hendrikwilhelmpsi]

Remembering the Divine, remembering his name, talking about him, and just feeling his presence, being with him is the quickest way, this touched my heart :) Devotion is the way, i feel so lucky to be have the opportunity to hear this and be here, feel these things, it is all a gift, knowing that even my gratitude is a gift ^^

[@shailesh.kharche]

Wow.... So wonderful story 😊. Jai Gurudev swamiji 💐🙏

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji

[@sujatagaonkar4437]

Jai Gurudev 🙏 Swamiji 🌼🌼 beautiful session

[@rudranshkulshreshth2220]

Love these story sessions! Had a very deep realization of my own ignorance in the middle of the story and just had tears falling from my eyes..it was amazing 🕉️🕉️

[@kinjalbhardwaj972]

You can see bliss in your eyes. Thank you for the beautiful knowledge. Hari Om Tat Sat

[@itidas5882]

Loved the last 10 minutes. Extremely beautifully explained.. 😇🙏

[@sheelamenon345]

Namasthe Guruji Your speach is so inspiring with such purity in speach and profound love. The smile you carry is radiance of divine. Finally I found you today. Thank you

[@lornaalcorn9839]

these stories while being light and delightful ,penertrate deeply and gently ,peeling back veils of my misunderstandings and give that AHHH, WOW experience. The mind stops to asborb

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji I like These Divine stories

[@bkkkk10]

Very very grateful 🙏🙏🙏🙏 जय Gurudev

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji 🙏 I listened this story after a long This story is about Dharma and how It will be weak during kaliyug But how it will be beneficial in getting Liberation and enlightenment

[@qucurabalarahababa2511]

🌹🌹🌹 Nice wonderful i feel enlightened just listening to all the holy stories

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji Liked to listen the story

[@amitasingh6346]

Jai gurudev! Swami ji. You are really very loving and great swami ji. Very nice story. 🙏🙏🙏

[@AryanHomeland]

Joy निताइ Nitāi I love your name Prabhu, until now i and my few friends were connected to Mother Purnakanti & Mother Purnananda

[@ashjusc]

Thank You my Dear friend for such a great wisdom! 😇🙏❤️

[@devyanisharma9501]

We are really lucky to have Gurudev with us. The intuition process he has given to we all kids is incredible..In tears with gratitude!!! Jai Guru Dev🙏

[@rajeshsingh-cm5wt]

Wonderful discourse

[@reenayadav3784]

Thank you Swamiji 🙏. Wow.. the day you don't remember God is added towards our journey towards freedom and we stay away..... Remember God and feel his presence every day. Beautiful 🌹

[@gopinathdas5802]

Excellently explained

[@themothershakti515]

I found you today, and I am so glad. I have much going on right now and I truly appreciate you-

[@monicasandstede6663]

I loved this one especially. It was very inspiring!!! Thank you 🙏🏻

[@sanjayk5155]

The conversation between Kali and Parikshit reminds me of Gurudev's knowledge point : Opposite values are complementary

[@indiradowlut7318]

Thanks from the bottom of heart swami ji for sharing this story making us aware of true existence and our purpose of life .,the pain and suffering we are facing in kalyug ..we are not designed to live in a world we have created of crooked corrupted polluted and falsehood..All the pain and suffering inflicted to Mother Earth and mother nature by human being . Each action has an equally opposite reaction .such ignorance is called hell.grateful and thankful to you swami ji for sharing the light of wisdom in apply knowledge .Jai Gurudev 😇😇😇🙌🙌🙌💐💐💐

[@prasadchenakalayil4867]

lovely and wonderful

[@colourfulmomentswithchaitra]

It's wonderful story

[@abhir1588]

This story had very deep meaning.... thank you so much swamiji for sharing this knowledgeable story....jgd

[@garimayewalkar8889]

Jai Guru Dev swamiji...... Your stories are so inspiring. Thanks for sharing this beautiful knowledge with us.

[@Livestudyy]

Jgd, feeling very very blessed and fortunate to have gurudev in our life . 🙏 Thank you swami ji for everything . Because of you we all are having such a wonderful wisdom sessions . 🙏😇 Thank you .

[@gulavani123]

Such an apt story for current time.yes prayer in pain is most profound. Feeling blessed to have master in life.v grateful to u.jaigurudev.

[@beaychua]

soooo beautiful! it is our saving grace, jai gurudev!

[@sakshiarora6865]

Wonderful 🙏🙏🙏

[@pankajmalpa8376]

Swami G i had heard this story couple of time With Swami Divya Tej G And now after listening you it reconsile me again And really i observed it In this Era progress in spiritual path is very fast

[@valliammaivenkatachalam5418]

It was an eye opener, how sadhana /spiritual practices can help us in this kaliyuga

[@adithikc9768]

Story session was very nice, I’m happy that I came to know about king parikshith, I liked that even pointing on others mistake also causes hell and good to have problems, so that we will not forget devine .

[@madhubalasharma4507]

Jan Gurudev Swamiji🙏🙏...extremely enjoying this series. Your narrative style is very good

[@sudharshankrishnakumar9321]

Very good swamiji, I also noticed how well you integrated the morals in the story with art of living principles like opposite values are complementary, don't see intention behind other people's mistakes. Even the Bible says, don't judge thy neighbor. Excellent delivery of story, great job.

[@jayaenterprises7384]

Jgd swamiji..my mother is also listing to knowledge you are giving..we are soo blessed..pl bless my son Anantha Narayana ,he is not well right now..jgd

[@indiradowlut7318]

Charan sparsh swami ji..we are not designed for the world we have created of crooked, corrupted, falsehood.listening to this story make us realize that in kalyug we must remember the Divine every second of our life by applying the knowledge in the vedantas we are being called now to return to our hearts,to our essence of life that is of honesty,truth,purity and to create a world that reflects the deepest part of ourselves.swami ji in today's story you have revealed the naked truth of our pain and suffering in this kalyug in simple words .our life on this planet Earth is like the rising and setting sun .gud and bad happiness and sadness day and night . All these are not in our control .but if we know thyself and our purpose of life definitely we can have the ability through apply knowledge to align divine love courage ,hope,faith,integrity ,honesty and Humanity with action.Misuse of power ,brutal selfishness, decimating the forests, polluting the sky , throwing chemicals, garbage into rivers and seas and abusing Mother Earth and mother nature, human beings bring its backlash in time.These crisis are man-made ,self inflicted torture through greed such ignorance is called hell .This story will benefit million of viewers across the world and bring the eternal light ,light of wisdom . swami ji we are all with you to walk on the path of righteousness.Jai gurudev 😇😇😇 💐💐💐🙌🙌🙌

[@sudiptabej7485]

Ji gurudab, this is so nice story, l can learned a lots of knowledge. Thank you so much.

[@himanshu1958]

Thanks a lot for enlightening us. It opened up something new today. Thank you. Jai Gurudev

[@sandrat7264]

Thank you so much SwamiJi for sharing these stories & taking your time to make these videos, it is much appreciated by everyone on here.

[@veenavenkatesan8763]

Jai gurudev swamiji, thank you so much for these beautiful stories 🙏

[@suchoritabasu2285]

Thank you for guiding on the right path with your enlightening story.

[@enlighteightyseven]

Such a nice story Swamiji. So grateful to hear all your stories. 🙏🙏

[@sankalptamore]

Namaste Swamiji, want to give a compliment to you. Your pronounciation is very cristal clear. Thanks for sharing the Vedic knowledge. 🙏📿

[@Tushar.Rai.]

Jai shri Ram 🚩

[@HighPrana]

Wonderful Swamiji, i see my extended family wrapped in worldly pleasures with less or no attention on divine/god, they are having several problems, I've tried to bring them on the spiritual path, but all efforts have failed, i just pray & bless. Ur story is evidence of their mis-fortunes, hope i can find a way to help them move inward.

[@marialahitte4372]

JGD Purnachaitanya... The four legs of Dharma are TRUTH, saucha, compassion and....?

[@bkganesan1]

Beautiful

[@veemauppal9921]

Yes swami ji we remember God in misery time

[@chaitalipatel8964]

It feels so good listening to these stories from you 🙏 brings me back to myself and helps me to do the right thing as much as possible 🙏 also I felt so good when you said that others also feel good when they are with you.... I want to be like that, I want everyone around me to feel the divine energy and positivity that they forget their pain and sorrow.... please bless me for that🙏☺️ JGD 🙏

[@sudipghosh1634]

Inspiration to walk in the path..bcz it's Kali, bcz there's challenge..and I have Guru and his grace..

[@gautampatel4298]

Nice session 🙏

[@satyadeeppurushan7929]

Thank you Swamiji. It was interesting to note that in kaliyuga person is on an accelerated spiritual path compared to satayuga. I was thinking it would be other way around.

[@priyasridhar1]

Parameters TV comments are very knowledgeable. Thanks Thank God for giving the opportunity to listen today to you swamiji.one doubt weather Kali is also created by God?

[@jyothiparthiban8021]

Jai Gurudev swamiji , how did u learn so much in such a young age and that too being a non Indian non Hindu ?

[@alkakyal6]

Mother earth in a form of cow ws crying ws vy interesting 🙏

[@bharatbaral8501]

💛

[@Tushar.Rai.]

❤️

[@chandrashekarrai]

Swami ji, thanks for the story time. In this story I did not understand the meaning of the sentence that when you point others mistake you also go to hell. Then how can we correct others? Kindly guide us and enlighten. Jai Gurudev

[@kevinroark5815]

Swamiji, one small suggestion. If you show more pictures/animation and narrate in the background the videos can be more engaging. Kind of like the Why Files KZbin channel.

[@memelord_sage]

31:24 Most Important 34:29

[@MountShubh]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji, could you please talk about 7 lokas that we chant while alternate nostril pranayam.... What are these loka, how they are created, do we get affected by them, how we are connected do them, everything that you know about it. Please share your knowledge on this. Even in guru story part 2, while sharing the ghost story you were talking about different physical planes. I am eager to know more about it. ॐ भूः ॐ भुवः ॐ स्वः ॐ महः ॐ जनः ॐ तपः ॐ सत्यम्

[@purnesh.official]

Let us see... maybe in a future session :-)

[@snehallodhi4437]

Dear Swamiji, I am so grateful to you for sharing this knowledge in such a beautiful way. Please could you clarify the concept of Karma with respect to Yuga's. If time is Cyclical and Dharma is supposed to get doomed in Kaliyuga then what is the role of our personal Karmas? Or is it like , we are born in Kaliyuga because of our bad Karma and people with good Karma be born in Sattayuga? Jaigurudev!!

[@purnesh.official]

At different times we are born in different situations according to our karmas, and the collective karma. It is not just that you are born in Kaliyuga only with bad karmas. You can live a great life and do a lot of good and progress a lot in Kaliyuga also, so even with good karmas you can be born here. But theory of karma is a very vast topic... it is not so simple.

[@snehallodhi4437]

@@purnesh.official Thank you so much Swamiji!!!

[@adrianpalomino60]

Can I use all bad qualities in service for the Lord supreme???????

[@paramtv3649]

*(1) The names and condition of the 4 Yugas:* (1.1) Satya Yuga - Safe (poverty,diseases,unhappiness,hunger,thirst,pollution,crimes,quarrels,conflicts,slavery,hardships,pain,sufferings,delusion,stress,dangers,threats,disturbances,fear,genetic disorders,decrepitude and natural disasters were don’t have). (1.2) Treta Yuga - Slightly dangerous (poverty,diseases,unhappiness,hunger,thirst,crimes,quarrels,conflicts,slavery,hardships,pain,sufferings,delusion,stress,dangers,threats,disturbances,fear and decrepitude become existent while pollution,genetic disorders and natural disasters were don't have). (1.3) Dwapara Yuga - Partially dangerous (poverty,diseases,unhappiness,hunger,thirst,crimes,quarrels,conflicts,slavery,hardships,pain,sufferings,delusion,stress,dangers,threats,disturbances,fear and decrepitude increases while pollution and genetic disorders were don't have & natural disasters become existent). (1.4) Kali Yuga - Dangerous (poverty,diseases,unhappiness,hunger,thirst,crimes,quarrels,conflicts,slavery,hardships,pain,sufferings,delusion,stress,dangers,threats,disturbances,fear and decrepitude are common while pollution and genetic disorders become existent & natural disasters increases). *(2) The level of goodness/virtue in 4 Yugas:* (2.1) Satya Yuga - 100% (2.2) Treta Yuga - 75% (2.3) Dwapara Yuga - 50% (2.4) Kali Yuga - 25% *(3) The understanding level and types of communication of the people in 4 Yugas:* (3.1) Satya Yuga - 1 second (through mind communication/communication by mind reading). (3.2) Treta Yuga - 10 minutes (through visual perception/communication by eyes). (3.3) Dwapara Yuga - 100 hours (through olfactory perception/ communication by nose). (3.4) Kali Yuga - 1000 days (verbal expressions/communication by mouth). *(4) The level of human beings strength in 4 Yugas:* (4.1) Satya Yuga - Human beings are powerful because they possess the supernatural abilities.So with the supernatural abilities,they can do or create anything just by their own thoughts (technically,Satya Yuga people are more powerful and stronger than DC Superheroes and Marvel Superheroes without having any weakness). (4.2) Treta Yuga - Human less slightly powerful than Satya Yuga people,so they use their desires to fulfill their basic needs,requirements and goals (technically,Treta Yuga people are equally powerful and strong as DC Superheroes and Marvel Superheroes with having some weakness). (4.3) Dwapara Yuga - Human beings begins to become slow and not as strong as their ancestors in Satya Yuga & Treta Yuga (technically,Dwapara Yuga people are slightly less powerful and stronger than DC Superheroes and Marvel Superheroes). (4.4) Kali Yuga - Human beings becomes even more slow,weak and powerless. *(5) The 3 types of qualities that dominates in 4 yugas:* (5.1) Satya Yuga - Satya Yuga people possess Sattva (qualities of godliness) because they are free from selfish desires,ego,pride,anger, lust,greed,envy and attachment. (5.2) Treta Yuga - Treta Yuga people possess Rajas (qualities of passion) because they are subjected them to selfishness,egoism and loss of discretion but however,human beings are not excessively violent or very lustful after sensual pleasure. (5.3) Dwapara Yuga - Dwapara Yuga people possess Rajas and Tamas (qualities of passion and ungodliness) because they had active mental bodies,so they become susceptible to emotions,feelings,egoism,delusion,pride and selfishness but however,human beings are still good/virtuous but they has their own weakness. (5.4) Kali Yuga - Kali Yuga people possess Tamas (qualities of ungodliness) because human beings have selfish desires,ego,pride,anger,lust,greed,envy and attachment. *(6) The Bad/Ungodly sides in 4 Yugas:* (6.1) Satya Yuga - Asuras/Demons. (6.2) Treta Yuga - Asuras/Demons. (6.3) Dwapara Yuga - Human Beings (who are Asuras/Demons in their previous birth). (6.4) Kali Yuga - Human Beings only (the Asuras/Demons in Kali Yuga is human beings itself). *(7) The level of killing people in 4 Yugas:* (7.1) Satya Yuga - Extraordinarily hard (death only comes when it's wished). (7.2) Treta Yuga - Too hard. (7.3) Dwapara Yuga - (i) Hard. (ii) Intermediate. (iii) Easy. (7.4) Kali Yuga - (i) Easy. (ii) Beginner/Too Easy (death comes untimely because it is stricken by age and diseases). *(8) The number of Vedas in 4 Yugas:* (8.1) Satya Yuga - 1 (you may refer the answer is at number 2). (8.2) Treta Yuga - 1 (you may refer the answer is at number 2). (8.3) Dwapara Yuga - 4 (in this era Vedas started to separate in 4 parts by Lord Brahma and you may also refer answer is at number 2). (8.4) Kali Yuga - 4. *(9) The condition of womens in 4 Yugas:* (9.1) Satya Yuga - Respected. (9.2) Treta Yuga - Abducted. (9.3) Dwapara Yuga - Disrobed. (9.4) Kali Yuga - Raped. *(10) The distance between Godly (Good) and Ungodly (Bad) in 4 Yugas:* (10.1) Satya Yuga - Godly (Good) and Ungodly (Bad) took birth & live in different realms/worlds. (10.2) Treta Yuga - Godly (Good) and Ungodly (Bad) took birth & live in same world but in different kingdoms. (10.3) Dwapara Yuga - Godly (Good) and Ungodly (Bad) took birth & live in same families. (10.4) Kali Yuga - Godly (Good) and Ungodly (Bad) took birth & live in human's body. *(11) The height of human beings in 4 Yugas:* (11.1) Satya Yuga - 32 feet. (11.2) Treta Yuga - 15 to 22 feet. (11.3) Dwapara Yuga - 10 to 15 feet. (11.4) Kali Yuga - (i) 5 to 7 feet (early phase). (ii) 2 to 4 feet (middle phase). (iii) 1 feet (ending phase). *(12) The average human lifespan in 4 Yugas:* (12.1) Satya Yuga - (i) 100000 years (early phase). (ii) 50000 years (middle phase). (iii) 10000 years (ending phase). (12.2) Treta Yuga - (i) 10000 years (early phase). (ii) 50000 years (middle phase). (iii) 1000 years (ending phase). (12.3) Dwapara Yuga - (i) 1000 years (early phase). (ii) 500 years (middle phase). (iii) 100 years (ending phase). (12.4) Kali Yuga - (i) 100 years (early phase). (ii) 50 years (middle phase). (iii) 25 years (ending phase). *(13) The total period of 4 Yugas:* (13.1) Satya Yuga - 1728000 years (3891102 BCE - 2163102 BCE). (13.2) Treta Yuga - 1296000 years (2163102 BCE - 867102 BCE). (13.3) Dwapara Yuga - 864000 years (867102 BCE - 3102 BCE). (13.4) Kali Yuga - 432000 years (3102 BCE - 428899 CE).

[@armaanyadav8561]

Jed

[@dishamehta2304]

Swamiji u said that the one who points out mistakes also goes to hell. Then if we don't do how will the other person realise he is wrong. They think they are right Nd they will continue to behave in the similar fashion. They think only they are right and we are wrong.

[@purnesh.official]

You need to think about this a little more. Because if you noticed, Parikshit did act against the injustice... Contemplate the story a little more ;-).

[@madhubalasharma4507]

I needed a clarification regarding the Yuga cycles. Swamy Yukteshwar in his book speaks of a much smaller cycle..25,000 years based on the Sun's revolution around its dual star. And accordingly we are now in ascending Dwapar Yuga Then there is Vishnu Purana which has a much bigger cycle. Are both cycles valid? According to the Puranas, we are in the Kali Yuga of the 28th Mahayuga of the 7th Manvantara of the 51st day of Brahma Then what is the exact age of the Universe now? I checked Wikipedia..it comes to 1.55 trillion years I thought I heard Guruji once mention 19 billion years (did He mean the Solar system only)? Also, does the long Yuga cycles correspond to the revolution around the Vishnunabhi (Sagittarius A*)? I''ll be grateful and happy if my doubts are cleared☺🙏...Jai Gurudev

[@purnesh.official]

Our current times have all characteristics of kali yuga, as per the scriptures, so I don't think there is a doubt about that. As for the age of the universe, the scriptures give certain numbers... but whichever number you take, it is just VERY old ;-).

[@NoOne-fe8qt]

@@purnesh.official Based on Swami Yukteshwar book and Sadhguru english.mathrubhumi.com/news/columns/jaggi-vasudev/is-this-the-kali-yuga-or-the-dwapara-yuga-jaggi-vasudev-sadhguru-1.1392234 we are past three kaliyuga and at the tail end of Dwapar yuga. We could be experiencing upheavels due to the change between yugas. See below cut n paste. Further the technology progress we have made and some level of growth on positive direction probably would not be possible in kaliyuga. I think below makes more sense, but would help to get additional researched feedback. ....we have already completed 2522 years of Dwapara Yuga, and since its total duration is 2592 years, we still have 70 years until its completion. In the year 2082, we will complete Dwapara Yuga and move on to Treta Yuga. The world will go through another upheaval, not necessarily in terms of war but probably in terms of population explosion and natural calamities before moving on to this new era of wellbeing and upward movement of human consciousness.....

[@adrianpalomino60]

This history is real o mixology ?

[@SadD3adGirl]

King Parik-shit- lmao🤔😏 was shit ever involved just wondering 😂😂😂

[@adrianpalomino60]

Thanks..... Krishna is God???? You now to Lord Caitanya Mahaprahu?

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji

[@mohangct]

Thank you so much Swamiji for sharing such beautiful stories. It’s so uplifting! 🙏

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji

[@sudhadharwadkar7415]

Jai Gurudev Swamiji