Kali-yuga

anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau

anarpita-carīṁ cirāt karuṇayāvatīrṇaḥ kalau
samarpayitum unnatojjvala-rasāṁ sva-bhakti-śriyam |
hariḥ puraṭa-sundara-dyuti-kadamba-sandīpitaḥ
sadā hṛdaya-kandare sphuratu vaḥ śacī-nandanaḥ ||
(Vidagdha-mādhava-nāṭakam: 1.1.2; cited in Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.1.4)

“Having descended in the Age of Kali
To graciously impart in full
The wealth of bhakti to himself,
In which brilliant (ujjvala) rasa is elevated
And which for a long time previously
Had not been imparted,
May Hari,
The [lion-like] Son of Śacī,
Fully illuminated with a profusion radiance
More beautiful than gold,
Appear always in the cave of the hearts of you all.”

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kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam

kṛṣṇa-varṇaṁ tviṣākṛṣṇaṁ sāṅgopāṅgāstra-pārṣadam |
yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 11.5.32; cited in Hari-bhakti-vilāsa: 11.458; Laghu Bhāgavatāmṛta: 1.1.2; Tattva Sandarbha: 1; Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 1.3.52, 2.6.103, 2.11.100, 2.20.342, 3.20.10)

“Those of fine intellect verily worship with sacrifices consisting primarily of saṅkīrtana he whose name contains the syllables kṛṣ-ṇa [i.e., whose name is Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanya] (kṛṣṇa-varṇam), who is non-swarthy (akṛṣṇam) by virtue of his luster (tviṣā), and who is replete with the weapons and associates of his limbs and sub-limbs [i.e., ornaments and so forth].”

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hṛdayaṁ sadayaṁ yasya bhāṣitaṁ satya-bhūṣitam

hṛdayaṁ sadayaṁ yasya bhāṣitaṁ satya-bhūṣitam |
kāyaḥ para-hitopāyaḥ kaliḥ kurvīta tasya kim ||
(Vairāgya-śataka of Padmanandana)

“What can Kali do to one whose heart is compassionate, whose speech is adorned with truth, and whose body is an instrument for the well-being of others?”

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puṁsāṁ kali-kṛtāṁ doṣān

puṁsāṁ kali-kṛtāṁ doṣān dravya-deśātma-sambhavān |
sarvān harati citta-stho bhagavān puruṣottamaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 12.3.45)

“Bhagavān, Puruṣottama, situated in the citta, removes from people all the faults created by Kali existing amid objects, places, and the self.”

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śrī-kali-yuga-pāvana

śrī-kali-yuga-pāvana-sva-bhajana-vibhājana-prayojanāvatāra-śrī-śrī-bhagavat-kṛṣṇa-caitanya-deva … |
(Bhāgavata Sandarbha)

“Bhagavān Śrī Śrī Kṛṣṇa Caitanyadeva, the Purifier of the [jīvas of] the Age of Kali, the avatāra whose aim is the distribution of worship of himself …”

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kṛṣṇa kene daraśana dibe kali-kāle

kṛṣṇa kene daraśana dibe kali-kāle? |
nija-bhrame mūrkha-loka kare kolāhale ||
(Caitanya-caritāmṛta: 2.18.101)

“[Mahāprabhu to Balabhadra Bhaṭṭācārya:] Why would Kṛṣṇa give darśana in the Age of Kali? As a result of their own misunderstanding, foolish people make a tumult.”

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