How could Parikshit tame Kali?

Srimad Bhagavatam – How could Parikshit tame Kali?

After many years of righteous rule, Emperor Yudhishthira began noticing frightening signs in his kingdom. People were becoming dishonest and selfish, while birds and animals showed signs of coming disaster. He feared that Kali Purusha had entered the world.

At that time, Arjuna had gone to Dwarka. After seven months, he returned sadly and informed them about the departure of Sri Krishna and the destruction among the Yadavas. Realizing that Kali Yuga had begun, Yudhishthira crowned his grandson King Parikshit as king.

Yudhishthira gave up his royal life, wore simple clothes, observed silence, and walked towards the Himalayas with his brothers and Draupadi.

King Parikshit later searched for Kali to stop his influence. During a Digvijaya journey, he saw a man dressed like a king beating a cow and immediately recognized him as Kali. Parikshit captured him but spared his life when Kali begged for mercy. He warned Kali not to trouble righteous people and allowed him to stay only in places where adharma, greed, dishonesty, and cruelty existed.