Brahma continues: “At the beginning of creation, there is only austerity, myself and the Prajapatis or ancestors of humanity, the great sages who have the duty to procreate. Then, in the course of this creation, appear Visnu, the empowered celestial beings and the kings of the various planets.

But in the end, irreligion manifests itself, then come Siva and the angry atheists. But all of them are only various manifestations of the energy of the Lord, the Master of all powers”.

The energy of the Lord is at the origin of the material world. It manifests itself at the beginning of creation by the austerity of Brahma, succeeded by the nine Prajapatis, the fathers of mankind, known to be great sages.

In the course of creation, we then see the devotional service offered to Visnu appear, which represents true spirituality, the different celestial beings as well as the kings of the various planets, who watch over the world. Finally, when the destruction of the galaxy approaches, it is first the principle of irreligion that emerges, then Siva and the irascible atheists. However, all of them embody only various manifestations of the Supreme Lord.

Thus, Brahma, Visnu and Mahadeva (Siva) represent the three gunas [the three attributes and modes of influence of material nature; virtue, passion and ignorance]. Visnu reigns over virtue, Brahma over passion, and Siva over ignorance.

In conclusion, material creation is only a temporary manifestation designed to allow conditioned souls, prisoners of this material world, to reach liberation. The latter will be more accessible to one who establishes himself in virtue, thus placing himself under the aegis of Visnu. Through the adoption of spiritual principles, he will then rise to the kingdom of God, never to return to this grim material world again.

When Lord Krishna appears in a galaxy, light appears, He leaves it, and darkness comes.

From the day that Krishna the Supreme Lord left the earth in his own original form, Kali, the iron age or the dark age, the age of discord, hypocrisy, strife, from indifference, decadence and sin, which had hitherto been barely visible, displayed all its creative power from the darkest conditions for those who lack true knowledge.

The influence of kali is only imposed on those who have not fully developed their awareness of God. It is therefore possible to neutralize its hold, placing oneself entirely under the supreme protection of the Sovereign Lord.

The Kali Age had started just after the Battle of Kuruksetra, but he was unable to exert his influence due to the presence of the Lord. The latter, however, came to leave the planet in his spiritual and absolute body, after which the features of the Iron Age began to appear.