Prophecies in Hindu Scriptures that have come true!

Towards the last section of Shrimad Bhagavata Gita, one of the ancient scriptures in Hinduism, there is a list of prophecies about the dark secret of the present time which is considered to be the Kali Yuga in Vedic science. Here are some predictions, inscribed by Maharishi Veda Vyāsa, 5,000 years ago which came to be true.

Prophecy 1

sri-suka uvaca

tatas canu-dinam dharmah

satyam saucam ksama daya

kalena balina rajan

nanksyaty ayur balam

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.1

Religion, truthfulness, cleanliness, tolerance, mercy, duration of life, physical strength, and memory will all diminish day by day because of the powerful influence of the age of Kali.

Prophecy 2

vittam eva kalau nṝṇāḿ

janmācāra-guṇodayaḥ

dharma-nyāya-vyavasthāyāḿ

kāraṇaḿ balam eva hi

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.2

In Kali Yuga, wealth alone will be considered the sign of a man’s good birth, proper behavior, and fine qualities. And law and justice will be applied only on the basis of one’s power.

Prophecy 3

dāmpatye ‘bhirucir hetur

māyaiva vyāvahārike

strītve puḿstve ca hi ratir

vipratve sūtram eva hi

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.3

Men and women will live together merely because of superficial attraction, and success in business will depend on deceit. Womanliness and manliness will be judged according to one’s expertise in sex, and a man will be known as a brahmana just by his wearing a thread.

Prophecy 4

lińgaḿ evāśrama-khyātāv

anyonyāpatti-kāraṇam

avṛttyā nyāya-daurbalyaḿ

pāṇḍitye cāpalaḿ vacaḥ

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.4

A person’s spiritual position will be ascertained merely according to external symbols, and on that same basis, people will change from one spiritual order to the next. A person’s propriety will be seriously questioned if he does not earn a good living. And one who is very clever at juggling words will be considered a learned scholar.

Prophecy 5

anāḍhyataivāsādhutve

sādhutve dambha eva tu

svīkāra eva codvāhe

snānam eva prasādhanam

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.5

A person will be judged unholy if he does not have money, and hypocrisy will be accepted as a virtue. Marriage will be arranged simply by verbal agreement, and a person will think he is fit to appear in public if he has merely taken a bath.

Prophecy 6

dūre vāry-ayanaḿ tīrthaḿ

lāvaṇyaḿ keśa-dhāraṇam

udaraḿ-bharatā svārthaḥ

satyatve dhārṣṭyam eva hi

dākṣyaḿ kuṭumba-bharaṇaḿ

yaśo ‘rthe dharma-sevanam

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.6

A sacred place will be taken to consist of no more than a reservoir of water located at a distance, and beauty will be thought to depend on one’s hairstyle. Filling the belly will become the goal of life, and one who is audacious will be accepted as truthful. He who can maintain a family will be regarded as an expert man, and the principles of religion will be observed only for the sake of reputation.

Prophecy 7

evaḿ prajābhir duṣṭābhir

ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale

brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāḿ

yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.7

As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among any of the social classes shows himself to be the strongest will gain political power.

Prophecy 8

śāka-mūlāmiṣa-kṣaudra-

phala-puṣpāṣṭi-bhojanāḥ

anāvṛṣṭyā vinańkṣyanti

durbhikṣa-kara-pīḍitāḥ

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.9

Harassed by famine and excessive taxes, people will resort to eating leaves, roots, flesh, wild honey, fruits, flowers, and seeds. Struck by drought, they will become completely ruined.

Prophecy 9

śīta-vātātapa-prāvṛḍ-

himair anyonyataḥ prajāḥ

kṣut-tṛḍbhyāḿ vyādhibhiś caiva

santapsyante ca cintayā

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.10

The citizens will suffer greatly from cold, wind, heat, rain and snow. They will be further tormented by quarrels, hunger, thirst, disease, and severe anxiety.

Prophecy 10

triḿśad viḿśati varṣāṇi

paramāyuḥ kalau nṛṇām

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.2.11

The maximum duration of life for human beings in Kali Yuga will become 50 years.

Prophecy 11

na rakshishyanti manujah

sthavirau pitarav api

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.42

Men will no longer protect their elderly parents.

Prophecy 12

kalau kakinike ‘py arthe

vigrihya tyakta-sauhridah

tyakshyanti ca priyan pranan

hanishyanti svakan api

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.41

In Kali-yuga men will develop a hatred for each other even over a few coins. Giving up all friendly relations, they will be ready to lose their own lives and kill even their own relatives.

Prophecy 13

sudrah pratigrahishyanti

tapo-veshopajivinah

dharmam vakshyanty adharma-jna

adhiruhyottamasanam

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.38

Uncultured men will accept charity on behalf of the Lord and will earn their livelihood by making a show of austerity and wearing a mendicant’s dress. Those who know nothing about religion will mount a high seat and presume to speak on religious principles.

Prophecy 14

patim tyakshyanti nirdravyam

bhritya apy akhilottamam

bhrityam vipannam patayah

kaulam gas capayasvinih

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.36

Servants will abandon a master who has lost his wealth, even if that master is a saintly person of exemplary character. Masters will abandon an incapacitated servant, even if that servant has been in the family for generations. Cows will be abandoned or killed when they stop giving milk.

Prophecy 15

dasyutkrishta janapada

vedah pashanda-dushitah

rajanas ca praja-bhakshah

sisnodara-para dvijah

– Srimad Bhagavatam 12.3.32

Cities will be dominated by thieves, the Vedas will be contaminated by speculative interpretations of atheists, political leaders will virtually consume the citizens, and the so-called priests and intellectuals will be devotees of their bellies and genitals.