Hindu Prophecies

The Manavantara is comprised of four distinct phases, or ages:  Krita-yuga, Tetra-yuga, Dvapara-yuga and Kali-yuga.  Presiding over our present age, the Kali-yuga, is the Hindu goddess Kali, the Goddess of Darkness, whom the Hindu scriptures prophesy will reign over a period of increasing materialism, progressive moral degeneration and pain, which are the birth pangs of a new human being for the new age to come.

Whenever there is a decline in righteousness, O Bharat, and the rise of religion, it is then that I send forth My spirit. ( BhagavataPurana IV,2456; see Also I, 10;25 III, 17:31.)

For the salvation of the good, the destruction of the evil-doers, and for firmly establishing righteousness, I manifest myself from age to age. ( Bhagavad Gita 9:11)

KALI YUGA - THE DARK AGE

According to the Hindu and Buddhist traditions the Universe evolves through great cosmic cycles which follow the same pattern as the seasons and life itself.  At the end of each complete cycle, or Manvantara, all life moves into a new stage of evolution.   We are currently living in the final phase of the fourth Manavantara - the Dark Age - which will see catastrophic upheaval.

And, as promised in the Bhagavad Gita, the Lord has manifested Himself again, this time with the name Baha'u'llah.

Baha'is consider that Baha'u'llah has fulfilled the prophecies of Lord Krishna when he said: For the salvation of the good, the destruction of the evil-doers, and for firmly establishing righteousness, I manifest myself from age to age. ( Bhagavad Gita 4:7-8 )

For Bahá'ís of Hindu background, Bahá'u'lláh comes as the new incarnation of Krishna, the "Tenth Avatar" and the "Most Great Spirit." He is "the birthless, the deathless" the One who, "when goodness grows weak," returns "in every age" to "establish righteousness" as promised in the Bhagavad-Gita.

Baha'is have pointed to the prophecies in the Hindu scriptures and stated that all of these have been fulfilled in this age. There are many passages in the Hindu writings which describe the condition of the world at the end of the Kalki Yuga.

Baha is would say that what is described in the Hindu books is exactly what we are seeing in the world today. Among the most striking of these passages from the Hindu holy books are the following:

Mutual liking [and not family pedigree, social status, etc.] will be the deciding factor in choosing a partner in marriage; cheating will be the order of the day in business relations; satisfaction of sexual pleasure will be the only consideration of male or female excellence and worthiness; and the wearing of the sacred thread(Yajnopavita) [and not pious behavior or Vedic or Shastric learning] will be the outward index of being a Brahmin.

I	In the Kali Yuga, only one quarter of each of the four feet of Dharma [panance, truthfulness, compassion and charity] remains. And that too goes on decreasing day by day while the feet of Adharma [unrighteousness] increase greatly. So that in the end Dharma becomes extinct.

In that [Kali] age, people will be greedy. They will take to wicked behavior. They will be merciless, indulge in hostilities without any cause, unfortunate, extremely covetous for wealth and women. High social status will be attained by Sudras, fisherman and such other classes...

...mortal beings will become dull-wittwd, unlucky, voracious, destitute of wealth yet voloptuous, and women, wanton and unchaste.

Countries will be laid waste by robbers and vagabonds; the Vedas will be condemned heretics; kings will exploit their subjects, and twice-borns like Brahmanas will only think of the gratification of their sexual desires and other appetites.

Celibates [of the Brahma Carya ashrama] will cease to observe their vows of study, purity and celibacy; householders will take to begging [instead of giving alms]; hermits [of the vanaprastha ashrama] will resort to villages [leaving their retreats in the forests]; and Sannyasins will be extremely greedy for money.[in short, the whole system of the Varnashrama Dharma will have broken down.]

Petty - minded people will conduct business transactions and merchants will be dishonest.

People will have their minds weighed down with constant anxiety and fear. This will be due to devastating famines and heavy taxation. The land will not grow food-crops, and the people will always be in fear of impending droughts. ( Bhagavad Gita 3:24, 25, 30-3, 35, 37-9)

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There are similar prophecies in many other passages of the Hindu scriptures such as the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the Vishnu Purana. ( For prophecies from the Ramayana and Mahabharatea, see H.M. Munje, The Whole World is bur One Family, pp. 32-40;  from the Vishnu Parana, 4:24.  See also Bhagavata Purana, vol. 12, 2:1-15.)  Baha is believe that all of the conditions described in these books have come about today.   And so we are living in the age prophesied in these books.  Bahà'u'llàh describes the condition of the world at present thus:

The world is in travail, and its agitation waxeth day by day. It face is turned towards waywardness and unbelief.  Such  shall be its plight, that to disclose it now would not be meet and seemly.  Its perversity will long continue. (Bahà'u'llàh, Gleaning, LXI, p. 118.)

Swami Vivekananda prominent writer wrote: But greater than the present deep dismal night...no pall of darkness had ever before enveloped this holy land of ours. And compared with the depth of this fall, all previous falls appear like little hoof-marks. ( Vivekananda, Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, vol. 6, p. 187.)

There are also prophecies that we are seeing today of the breakdown of the caste system and the abandonment of religion:

The observance of caste, order and institutes will not prevail in the Kali Yuga; nor will that of the ceremonials and rituals enjoined by the Sama, Rig, and Yajur Vedas. Marriages, in this age, will not conform to the ritual; nor will the rules that connect the guru and his disciple be in force. The laws that regulate the conduct of husband and wife will be disregarded; and oblations to the gods with fire will no longer be offered...

The doctrines and dogmas of anyone will be held to be scripture ...In the Kali Yuga, those who practice fasting, austerity and liberality will do so in whatever way they please [and not according to the law].And men will call this righteousness...

In the Kali Yuga, men, corrupted by unbelievers, will refrain from adoring Vishnu, the Lord of sacrifice, the creator and lord of all. They will say: Of what authority are the Vedas? What are gods, or Brahmins? What need is there for purification with water?. ( Vishnu Purana 6:1.) All the Hindu scriptures are agreed that when conditions have reached this point, when things have deteriorated and mankind has sunk to the lowest depths of moral degradation, then the Lord will again manifest Himself as the Kalki Avatar:

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When Vedic religion and the dharma of the law books have nearly ceased and the Kalki Yuga is almost exhausted, then a part of the creator of the entire universe...the blessed Lord Vasudeva [Vishnu], will become incarnate here in the universe in the form of Kalki. ( Vishnu Purana 4:24.  See also Bhagavata Purana XII, 2:16.) Baha'i scholars have even demonstrated that the prophecies in the Manu Srmiti and other books indicate the exact date of the end of the kalki Yuga and the coming of the Kalki Avatar. This date, 1844, is also the year of the beginning of the Baha'i Faith. ( please see Time of prophecies at the side.)  (See Munje, 1844 A.D. - The Pinpoint Target of all Faiths and also Mishra, Kalki Avatar.) Therefore Baha'is believe that, faithful to the promises and prophecies recorded in the Hindu holy books, the Lord has now manifested Himself again in the form of the Kalki Avatar. Baha'is believe that, this is the Baha'u'llah. The purpose of the Baha'u'llah s coming is to fulfill the prophecies in the Hindu scriptures and to give us the teachings that will bring in the new Sat or Krta Yuga (golden age).As foretold in the Vishnu Purana. He will then establish righteousness upon the earth and the minds of the people will be awakened and become as pure as crystal. And these men, the remnant of mankind, will thus be transformed...And these offspring will follow the ways of the Krta Age. ( Vishu Purana 4:24.) Baha'is believe that through the teachings of Baha'u'llah, these prophecies will be fulfilled. As a result the Sat or Krta Yuga ( golden age) will be established and there will be no more sites like this.

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 Most of this this article is extracted from Hinduism and Baha'i Faith by Mrs Moojan Momen book and reflects authors own personal understanding and does not necessarily represent the official position of the Baha'i Faith .
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