When the great sages of the constellation of the Seven Sages move from the sign of Scorpio to Sagittarius, the Iron Age will reach its full strength, beginning with King Nanda and his dynasty.

Those who scientifically understand the past declare that on the very day Lord Krishna departed for the spiritual realm, the influence of the Iron Age, the Dark Age, began.

After the 1,000 celestial years of the Iron Age, which correspond to 432,000 earthly years, the Golden Age, or Age of Virtue, will manifest again. At that time, the minds of all human beings will become luminous.

The Lord says: Surrender to Me, and I will protect you from all perils.

Through His uncaused mercy, the Lord sustains all those who renew their bond of love with Him, who surrender to Him, and serve Him with love and devotion.

Speaking to Ezekiel, the Lord said: I will sprinkle clean water on you [clean water symbolizes spiritual purification], and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you. I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my Spirit in you and cause you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.

At the end of the Dark Age, the current age, which continues for another 427,000 years, two holy kings will revive the pious dynasties of the celestial being, master of the sun, Vivaswan, and the celestial being, master of the moon, Candra.

One of these kings is Devapi, a brother of Maharaja Santanu, and the other is Maru, a descendant of Iksvaku [the son of Manu, the father of humanity]. They await their time incognito in a village called Kalapa. Both Devapi and Maru possess great mystical power and still live in Kalapa.

At the end of the Iron Age, these two kings, having received instructions directly from the Supreme Person, Vivaswan, will return to human society and re-establish humanity's eternal religion, characterized by respect for and adherence to the divisions of social and spiritual classes, just as it existed before.

The cycle of the four ages—the Golden Age, the Silver Age, the Copper Age, and the Iron Age—continues perpetually among living beings on Earth, repeating the same general sequence of events.

All these kings, as well as all other human beings, come to this Earth and claim their rights, but ultimately, they must all abandon this world and face its destruction.

Even if a person's body may now bear the designation of “king,” its name will ultimately be “worms,” “feces,” or “ashes.” What can a person who harms other living beings for the sake of their body know of their own self-interest, since their actions are simply leading them to hell?