Conclusion-of-the-Vedas

Surrender Unto Me

KaliYuga lasts for a total of 432,000 years, within which there is a period of 10,000 years which is called the "Golden Age" when there will be Krsna Consciousness all over the world. Thus the International Society for Krishna Consciousness was established with thousands of Vaishnavas around the world. Here are some predictions by scriptures & acaryas (spiritual masters) about the arrival of Krsna Consciousness.

46 years before the beginning of KaliYuga , Vishnuchitta (one of the 12 great Vaishnava saints from the Shri Sampradaya) predicted :
"There will come a race which will tread the earth with raised hands and vertical tilaka mark on their foreheads, who will chant the names of Hari; this will destroy the influence of Kali." [Divyaprabhanda 1.10]

Sripada Ramanuja (Shri Sampradaya) predicted :
"The pure devotion to Sri Hari devoid karma and jnana will grow and grow like a banyan tree covering the whole world, teaching everyone who takes shelter." [Prapannamrta Tarpana - last chapter]

Sripada Madhavacaryar (Brahma Sampradaya) predicted :
"The real knowledge of the difference between jiva and Sri Hari and the service of Sri Hari will spread all over the world very shortly." [Anu Madhva Vijaya - last chapter]

In the Pratisarga part of the Bhavisya Purana, chapter 20 verses 71-73; we find the following prediction:
The Supreme Lord Himself spoke these attractive words for the welfare of all :
"The melechas (meat-eaters) are born from mixed countries ruled by descendants of Kasyapa (demons) and the sudras will become brahmanas by initiation. They will wear sikhas (pony-tail hair on the back of head) and brahmana threads and will become well versed in the uncontaminated fruit of the Vedas (SriMadBhagavatam). They will worship Me by the Yajna (congregational chanting of the Mahamantra and Hari Nama Sankiratana ) prescribed by the Lord of Lords, the protector of Saci (Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu)."

In the Brahma-Vaivarta Purana [ SriKrsnaJanmakanda, Uttara-Arddhe: verses 49-60 ]
In the conversation between Lord Sri Krsna & Ganga Devi :

Verse 49
bhaagarathy uvaache naatha ramanasrestha
yaasi golokamuttamam
asmaakam kaa gatiscaatra
bhavishyati kalau yuge

Ganga Devi said : "O Protector, Supreme Enjoyer, on your departure from the perfect abode, Goloka, thereafter what will my situation be in the age of Kali?"

Verse 50
sri-bhagavan uvaca
kaleh pamcasahasraani
varshaani tishtha bhutale
paapaani paapino yaani
tubhyam daasyamti snaanatah

The Lord said: "On earth 5000 years of Kali will be very sinful and sinners will deposit their sins in you by bathing."

Verse 51
man-mamtropaasakasparsaad
bhasmibhutaani tatkshanaat
bhavishyamti darsanaacca
snaanaadeva hi jaahnavi

"Thereafter by the sight and touch of those who worship Me by My mantra, all those sins will be burnt."

Verse 52
harernaamaani yatraiva
puraanaani bhavamti hi
tatra gatvaa saavadhaanam
aabhih saarddham ca sroshyasi

"There will be chanting of the name of Hari and reading of the Bhagavata Purana. Reaching such a place, attentively hear."

Verse 53
puraana sravanaaccaiva
harernaamaanukirtanaat
bhasmibhutaani paapaani
brahma-hatyaadikaani ca

"Sinful reactions including the killing of a brahmana can be nulified by hearing the Purana and chanting the names of Hari in the manner of devotees."

Verse 54
bhasmibhutaani taanyeva
vaishnavaalimganena ca
trnaani sushkakaashthaani
dahamti paavako yathaa

"Just as dry grass is burnt by fire, by the embrace of Vaishnavas all sins are burnt."

Verse 55
tathaapi vaishnavaa loke
paapaani paapinaamapi
prthivyam yaani tirthaani
punyaanyapi ca jaahnavi

"O Ganga! The whole planet will become a pilgrimage sight by the presence of Vaishnavas even though it had been sinful."

Verse 56
madbhaktaanam sarireshu
santi puteshu samtatam
madbhaktapaadarajasaa
sadyah putaa vasundharaa

"In the body of My devotees remains eternally (the purifier). Mother earth becomes pure by the dust of the feet of My devotees."

Verse 57
sadyah putaani tirthaani
sadyah putam jagattathaa
manmamtropaasakaa vipraa
ye maducchishrbhojinah

"It will be the same in the case of pilgrimage sights and the whole world. Those intelligent worships My mantra who partake My remnants (prasad) will purify everything."

Verse 58
maameva nityam dhyaayamte
te mat praanaadhikaah priyaah
tadupasparsamaatrena
puto vaayusca paavakah

"They are more dear to Me than My life, who everyday meditate only on Me. The air and fire become pure simply even by their indirect touch."

Verse 59
kaler dasa-sahasraani
madbhaktaah samti bhu-tale
ekavarnaa bhavisyamti
madbhakteshu gateshu ca

"For 10,000 years of Kali such devotees of Mine will fill the whole planet. After the departure of My devotees there will only be one varna ( outcaste )."

Verse 60
madbhaktasunyaa prthivi
kaligrastaa bhavishyati
etasminnamtare tatra
krshnadehaadvinirgatah

"Devoid of my devotees, the earth will be shackled by Kali", saying this Lord Krishna departed."

Now we have passed about 5000 years of Kaliyuga. We have another 5000 years for this golden age to end. Kali Yuga lasts for 432,000 years & we have 427,000 years to go. After the golden age in Kali Yuga ends religion will fall down, men becomes demon, everyone will suffer due to disease, war, fight & situation will become even worse. No one is escaped from this unless he surrenders to Govinda.
As it is mentioned in BhagavadGita by the Supreme God :

a-brahma bhuvanal lokah
punar avartino 'rjuna
mam upetya tu kaunteya
punar janma na vidayte

From the highest planet in the material world down to the lowest, all are places of misery wherein repeated birth and death take place. But one who attains to My abode, O son of Kunti (Arjuna), never takes birth again. [B.G 8.16]

bahunam janamanam ante
jnanavan mm prapadyate
vasudevah sarvam iti
sa mahatma su-durlabhah

After many many births and deaths, he who is actually in knowledge surrenders unto Me, knowing Me to be the cause of all causes and all that is. Such a great soul is very rare. [B.G 7.19]

In the Padma-Purana it also says :

jala-ja nava-laksani sthavara laksa-vimsati
krmaya rudra-sankhyakah paksinam dasa-laksani
pasavas trimsa-laksani manusya catur-laksani

There are 900,000 species of aquatic life; 2,000,000 species of plants and trees; 1,100,000 species of insects; 1,000,000 species of bird life; 3,000,000 species of beasts, and 400,000 species of human life.

There are a total of 8,400,000 species of living entities created by Lord Brahma. Every soul transmigrate through this number being born as insects, plants and trees, aquatic life, birds, beasts and as human. Due to his degraded activities, he falls into lower forms of life as animal, plants, insects and aquatic forms. By the gradual process of evolution, the living entity again attains the body of human form to understand his position and given the chance to get out of the cycle of birth and death. If he again misses his chance in the human form to surrender to Govinda, he is placed in the cycle of birth and death in various types of bodies in this 8.4 million species of life. Human birth is very precious. [SrimadBhagavatam 4.229.4]

In the Brahma-Vaivarta Purana it says :

as'itim caturas caiva laksams tan jiva-jatisu
bhramadbih purusaih prapyam manusyam janma-paryayat
tad apy aphalatam jatah tesam atmabhimaninam
varakanam anasritya govinda-carana-dvayam

One attains the human form of life after trasmigrating through 8,400,000 species of life by the process of gradual evolution. That human form of life is spoiled for those conceited fools who do not take shelter of the lotus feet of Govinda (Krishna).

Even Lord Siva affirms that liberation can be achieved only by the mercy of Vishnu.
Lord Siva says :

mukti-pradata sarvesam vishnur eva na samsayah

There is no doubt that Vishnu is the deliverer of liberation for everyone.

Furthermore Sripada Sankaracaryar ( 508 - 476 B.C ) says :

baja govindam, baja govindam, baja govindam, mudha mate
samprapte sannhite kale na hi na hi raksati dukrn-karane

You intellectual fools, just worship Govinda, just worship Govinda, just worship Govinda. Your grammatical knowledge and word jugglery will not save you at the time of death.

Thus are the words of Sripada Sankaracaryar, leader of impersonalists. Impersonalists means those who believes that 'I can be one with the Supreme God'. Sankaracaryar is an incarnation of Lord Siva. The purpose of this incarnation is to stop the spreading of Buddhism that time. Sankaracaryar created the 'shanmatha samaya' & ways of worships for particular gods. He is the source of 'mayavadam' philosophy and the worships being followed by todays Hindu system.
He Himself voiced out to His disciples to surrender to Lord Krsna. But no one hears. His disciples were not willing to surrender to Govinda. They accepted Sankaracaryar's 'mayavadam' philosophy to be true without understanding the motive of Sankaracaryar. Today the 'mayavadam' teachings is being carried out in every part of the world. One should understand from the authorities and vedic teachings that the purpose of Sri Pada Sankaracaryar's incarnation and His 'mayavadam' teachings is to distract the miscreants from misinterpreting the vedic scriptures. Therefore whichever teachings which says
1. I am God. You are God. Everyone is God. We can be one with God.
2. God and I is non-different.
are considered to be 'mayavadam'. Those who follows these teachings are called as 'mayavadi'. Today many on earth claim themself to be God, imitates like God, dresses up like God & even act like God just because they have some mystic powers. If that is so, what about the magicians like David Copperfield in this material world ? There do also can perform great siddha (magics). So, can we claim them to be God ? God isn't that cheap! Mystic powers are just yoga siddha, which can be practised by any person to perform miracles. But it doesn't challenge the position of God who rules millions of universes.

In the last chapter of BhagavadGita Lord Krsna says :

sarva-dharman parityajya
mam ekam saranam vraja
aham tvam sarva-papebhyo
moksayisyami ma-sucah

Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear. [B.G 18.66]

The Lord has described various kinds of knowledge and processes of religion - knowledge of Supreme Brahman, knowledge of Supersoul, knowledge of different types of orders and statuses of social life, sense and mind control, meditation, yajna (fire sacrifice) & etc in BhagavadGita. He has described in so many ways different types of religion in BhagavadGita. Now at the last chapter of BhagavadGita, the Lord says 'simply surrender unto Him' for that surrender will save us from all kinds of sinful reactions, for the Lord personally promises to protect us.The particular words used here, 'ma-sucah' which means, "Don't fear, don't hesitate, don't worry," are very significant. One may be perplexed as to how one can give up all kinds of religious forms and simply surrender unto Krsna, but such worry is useless.