source of Sanskrit half-;sloka in Hindi piece

[Arlo Griffiths]

Thank you very much, Luis.

Arlo

On Nov 15, 2005, at 10:16 AM, Luis Gonzalez-Reimann wrote:

> 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