yadÄ devará¹£ayaḥ sapta
maghÄsu vicaranti hi
tadÄ pravá¹›ttas tu kalir
dvÄdaÅ›Äbda-Å›atÄtmakaḥ

 yadÄ - when; deva-ṛṣayaḥ sapta - the seven sages among the demigods; maghÄsu - in the lunar mansion MaghÄ; vicaranti - are traveling; hi - indeed; tadÄ - then; pravá¹›ttaḥ - begins; tu - and; kaliḥ - the age of Kali; dvÄdaÅ›a - twelve; abda-Å›ata - centuries [These twelve hundred years of the demigods equal 432,000 earth years]; Ätmakaḥ - consisting of.


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When the constellation of the seven sages is passing through the lunar mansion MaghÄ, the Age of Kali begins. It comprises twelve hundred years of the demigods.

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