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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.18.6

यस्मिन्नहनि यर्ह्येव भगवानुत्ससर्ज गाम् । तदैवेहानुवृत्तोऽसावधर्मप्रभव: कलि: ॥ ६ ॥
yasminn ahani yarhy eva
[yasminn ahani yarhy eva]
bhagavān utsasarja gām
[bhagavaan utsasarja gaam]
tadaivehānuvṛtto ’sāv
[tadaivehaanuvritto ’saav]
adharma-prabhavaḥ kaliḥ
[adharma-prabhavah kalih]
yasmin — on that ahani — very day yarhi eva — in the very moment bhagavān — the Personality of Godhead utsasarja — left aside gām — the earth tadā — at that time eva — certainly iha — in this world anuvṛttaḥ — followed asau — he adharma — irreligion prabhavaḥ — accelerating kaliḥ — the personality of quarrel.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
yasminn ahani yarhy eva
yasmin
on that
ahani
very day
yarhi eva
in the very moment
bhagavān utsasarja gām
bhagavān
the Personality of Godhead
utsasarja
left aside
gām
the earth
tadaivehānuvṛtto ’sāv
tadā
at that time
eva
certainly
adharma-prabhavaḥ kaliḥ
iha
in this world
anuvṛttaḥ
followed
asau
he
adharma
irreligion
prabhavaḥ
accelerating
kaliḥ
the personality of quarrel.
The very day and moment the Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, left this earth, the personality of Kali, who promotes all kinds of irreligious activities, came into this world.

The Personality of Godhead and His holy name, qualities, etc., are all identical. The personality of Kali was not able to enter the jurisdiction of the earth due to the presence of the Personality of Godhead. And similarly if there is an arrangement for the constant chanting of the holy names, qualities, etc., of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, there is no chance at all for the personality of Kali to enter. That is the technique of driving away the personality of Kali from the world. In modernized human society there are great advancements of material science, and they have invented the radio to distribute sound in the air. So instead of vibrating some nuisance sound for sense enjoyment, if the state arranges to distribute transcendental sound by resounding the holy name, fame and activities of the Lord, as they are authorized in the Bhagavad-gītā or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, then a favorable condition will be created, the principles of religion in the world will be reestablished, and thus the executive heads, who are so anxious to drive away corruption from the world, will be successful. Nothing is bad if properly used for the service of the Lord.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
On the day that the Lord left the earth, at that very instant, Kali, the source of irreligion, entered the world.
Commentary

This verse describes Kali’s entrance. Gām means earth.

The very day and moment Kṛṣṇa left this earth, Kali came into the world. Cosmic forces fill any vacuum. The departure of the holy is the entry of the unholy.
Reflection Questions
  • What 'departure of the holy' in my life made space for something less?
  • Where could re-invitation shift the balance?
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