source of Sanskrit half-;sloka in Hindi piece
Luis Gonzalez-Reimann
reimann at UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU
Tue Nov 15 09:16:32 UTC 2005
Arlo,
The source seems to be the Brahmavaivarta Purana, as Marina suggested.
I translated a good portion of the passage, and discussed it, in Appendix F
(Bhaktivedanta Swami and the 'Golden Age' within the Kali Yuga) of The
Mahabharata and the Yugas. Peter Lang, 2002. (pp. 237-241).
The passage is 4.129.49-60. Both text and translation are included in the
above.
Verse 51ab reads: kaleH pañcasahasrANi varSANi tiSTha bhUtale /
(Remain on Earth for [the first] 5,000 years of the Kali [Yuga]!)
This is KRSNa speaking to GaGgA.
Luis
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