The Bhagavata Podcast

1.17 If Evil Surrenders to You, What Do You Do? | Bhagavata Podcast with Krishna Ksetra Swami

February 27, 2026·1h 8m
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Kali kneels before Parikshit and asks for mercy. What an emperor does in that moment, and why, is the subject of Canto 1, Chapter 17 of the Bhagavatam. Krishna Ksetra Swami (Dr. Kenneth Valpey) and host Bhrigupada Dasa examine the full range of this chapter: the cosmic structure of Kali's four abodes (gambling, intoxication, illicit sex, and slaughter), the Bhagavatam's sustained case for non-violence including its application to food, and the question of whether Parikshit's decision to spar...

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