# Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 12 **13 images** --- <h3>Kalki at the End of Times</h3> ![[0058_SB-12-1-2.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: At the end of the present age, Kali-yuga, the Supreme Lord will advent Himself in the form of Kalki in order to annihilate the degraded rulers of the earth.* <h3>The Hare Krsna movement is a boat rescuing the fallen souls of Kali</h3> ![[0058_SB-12-1-4.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: The Hare Kṛṣṇa movement is like a lifeboat rescuing the fallen souls from the dangerous ocean of the Age of Kali.* <h3>The Snake-Bird Bites Pariksit</h3> ![[0058_SB-12-1-6.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: The snake-bird Takṣaka came forward and bit King Parīkṣit, injecting him with a venom so powerful that it burned his body to ashes.* <h3>0059/SB 12-1-7</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-1-7.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: To avenge the death of his father, Mahārāja Janamejaya had brāhmaṇas perform a mighty sacrifice in which he offered all the snakes in the world into the sacrificial fire.* <h3>Markandeya Rsi Tempted by Cupid</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-2-2.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: Despite all the temptations arranged by Cupid, Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi remained fixed in meditation, defeating Cupid and his associates by burning them with his mystic potency.* <h3>Nara-Narayana Rsi blesses Markandeya Rsi</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-2-3.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: Desiring to bestow His mercy upon the saintly Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared before the sage in the forms of Nara and Nārāyaṇa.* <h3>Markandeya Rsi in the Waters of Devastation Sees Baby Krsna</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-2-4.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: With great difficulty, Markaṇḍeya Ṛṣi moved about in the water of devastation for a long time, until he came upon a banyan tree. Lying upon a leaf of that tree was an infant boy glowing with a charming effulgence.* <h3>Lord Śiva Comes on Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi</h3> ![[0059_SB-12-2-5.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: Once while traveling through the sky upon his bull carrier, Lord Śiva came upon the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya seated in trance.* <h3>Narada Instructs Vyasadeva</h3> ![[0062_SB-12-2-6.jpg]] *Śrīla Vyāsadeva heard the transcendental knowledge of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from the spiritual master, Nārada Muni, who heard it from his father, Brahmā, the first created being in the universe. Brahmā had personally received this torchlight of knowledge from the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself. In turn, Śrīla Vyāsadeva communicated the message of the Bhāgavatam to his son, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, who spoke it to King Parīkṣit. Sūta Gosvāmī heard the Bhāgavatam, and later Sūta explained the same knowledge to the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya. This is the system for receiving transcendental knowledge.* <h3>Universal Devastation</h3> ![[0063_SB-3-2-3.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: At the time of cosmic annihilation, a great fire flares up from the mouth of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, burning everything throughout the universe and then scorching the lifeless cosmic shell.* <h3>Saunaka and Suta With the Sages at Naimisaranya</h3> ![[0064_SB-12-2-1.jpg]] *EN SB 12 1988: Śaunaka, the leader of the sages gathered at the forest of Naimiṣāraṇya, said to Sūta Gosvāmī, the speaker of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, "O Sūta, may you live a long life! O saintly one, best of speakers, please continue speaking to us. Indeed, only you can show men the path out of the ignorance in which they are wandering." Śaunaka then questioned Sūta about the history of Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi, a great sage who had survived the previous annihilation of the universe. Sūta Gosvāmī replied, "O great sage Śaunaka, your very question will help remove everyone's illusion, for it leads to topics of Lord Nārāyaṇa, which cleanse away the contamination of this Kali age."* <h3>0080/SB 12-1-3</h3> ![[0080-SB-12-1-3.jpg]] <h3>Canakya Pandita Advises the King</h3> ![[0143_SB12-1-1.jpg]] *The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam accurately predicts the activities of Cāṇakya Paṇḍita, a learned brāhmaṇa who engineered the downfall of King Nanda of Magadha and enthroned Candragupta, thus founding the Maurya dynasty.* --- ## Copyright Notice All artwork on this page is © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. All rights reserved. These images are reproduced here with permission for educational and devotional purposes. The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc. (BBTi) holds exclusive rights to all images created for books published by BBTi and its predecessor entities. **Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or commercial use of these images is strictly prohibited without prior written permission from BBTi.** For licensing inquiries, please contact: - Website: https://www.BBT.info - Email: [email protected] All textual content and commentary © A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada