Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.11
त्रिंशद्विंशतिवर्षाणि परमायु: कलौ नृणाम् ॥ ११ ॥
triṁśad viṁśati varṣāṇi
[trimshad vimshati varshaani]
paramāyuḥ kalau nṛṇām
[paramaayuh kalau nrinaam]
Word-for-word
triṁśat
—
thirty
viṁśati
—
plus twenty
varṣāṇi
—
years
parama-āyuḥ
—
the maximum duration of life
kalau
—
in Kali-yuga
nṛṇām
—
of men.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
triṁśad viṁśati varṣāṇi
triṁśat
thirty
viṁśati
plus twenty
varṣāṇi
years
paramāyuḥ kalau nṛṇām
parama-āyuḥ
the maximum duration of life
kalau
in Kali-yuga
nṛṇām
of men.
The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali-yuga will become fifty years.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali-yuga will become fifty years.
Personal Guidance
Lifespan shrinks to fifty years by Kali's end. The shrinking lifespan is itself a teaching: there is no time to postpone the spiritual life. Whatever we plan to do for the soul, we begin now, with this hour.
Reflection Questions
- What spiritual practice have I been putting off for 'later'?
- What is the smallest piece of it I could start today?
My note
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