Satyayug in Kalyug

Satyayug

Satyayug is an era marked by complete morality and peace. In this period, no son dies before his father, no woman becomes a widow, and bodies are free from illness. Everyone practices bhakti (devotion) and is aware of spiritual knowledge, refraining from causing suffering by mind, action, or word. People live righteously, and there is an abundance of trees. Bhakti is based on the Vedas, and everyone adheres to its principles.

Kalyug

In contrast, the present era, Kalyug, is characterized by widespread unrighteousness. Faith in bhakti diminishes, and people either abandon worship or practice it arbitrarily, ignoring scriptural injunctions, as warned in the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verses 23-24. Consequently, the desired benefits from God are not achieved, leading many to atheism. To become rich, people resort to bribery, theft, and robbery, but these actions make them guilty before God and subject to natural disasters.

People forget God's law that one cannot obtain more than what is destined. Wealth acquired by illegal means does not remain. For example, a man who earned wealth through illegal means to see his son happy ended up spending it all on his son's medical treatment, only to lose his son in an accident later. He lost both his son and the illicitly gained wealth, but the sins incurred remained. To repay these, he will suffer in future lives.

However, Supreme God changes the destiny of a devotee who practices scripture-based bhakti of Param Akshar Brahm. It is written in God's qualities that He can transform a pauper into a rich person.

Eating meat is a sin:

Once, a saint and his disciple were traveling and saw a fisherman catching fish. The fish were squirming and dying out of water. The disciple asked, "Gurudev, what punishment will this sinful man receive?" The guru replied, "I will tell you when the time comes."

Years later, while passing through a jungle, they encountered a crying elephant calf stuck between two trees. The calf's body was grazed and wounded, covered with worms. The disciple asked, "Gurudev, what sin is this creature being punished for?" The guru replied, "Son, this is the same fisherman who was catching fish by the pond outside the city."

The Sinfulness of Consuming Alcohol:

Garib, madira peevae kadva paani, sattar janm swaan ke jaani.

Drinking alcohol results in taking seventy births as a dog, enduring hardships and consuming filth. Alcohol also severely damages the body's main organs: lungs, liver, kidneys, and heart. Additionally, it degrades a person's behavior to that of an animal, causing them to fall in mud, vomit on their clothes and soil themselves.

Consumption of alcohol leads to loss of money, loss of reputation, and unrest at home. In Satyayug, alcohol is not consumed. People in Satyayug are familiar with God's laws, resulting in a happy and peaceful life.

The Sinfulness of Adultery:

Pardwara stri ka kholae, sattar janm andha ho dolae

Supreme God Kabir has taught that a man who commits adultery will endure seventy births as a blind person. A wise man avoids such needless misfortune, unlike a fool who indulges in such acts. Committing adultery is like putting one's hand in fire or planting seeds in someone else's field—foolish and destructive. Visiting a prostitute is akin to throwing a precious bag of wheat onto rubbish, an act only a fool or an alcoholic would commit.

Consider this: a substance that brings joy when destroyed from the body will provide even more joy if preserved. It offers longevity, a healthy body, a sound mind, valor, and vigor. Destroying this life-giving substance is equivalent to killing a child. Therefore, adultery and unnecessary sexual intercourse are forbidden.

The Sinfulness of Consuming Tobacco:

Supreme God Kabir ji said: -

Sau naari jaari karae, suraapaan sau baar | Ek chilam hukka bhare, doobae kaali dhaar ||

Consuming tobacco is extremely sinful. A person who drinks alcohol endures seventy births as a dog, consuming filth. One who commits adultery faces seventy births as a blind person. Even eating meat brings severe hardships. The sin incurred by assisting someone in consuming tobacco once equals the sins of committing these aforementioned acts 100 times. Imagine the sin of those who consume tobacco themselves—whether through hookah, cigarettes, beedis, or any other form. They incur a heinous sin.

Furthermore, when a person smokes, the emitted smoke harms small children around them, damaging their health and making them more susceptible to vices.