Kali Yuga
Literal Meaning
The age of strife
Etymology & Sanskrit Root
Sanskrit 'kali' (strife, discord) + 'yuga' (age): the fourth and final age in the Hindu cosmological cycle, marked by moral and spiritual decline.
Spiritual Insight & Context
Hindu tradition holds that the present age is Kali Yuga, making devotional practices accessible to ordinary people especially important as a path to liberation.