In chapters 3-5 of the Pratisarga Parva of the Bhavisya Purana, Srila Suta Gosvami recounts events that are partly described in the Old Testament of the Bible. These events started approximately in 11200th. C., u 8200 years before Kali-yuga start. At that time, King Ksemaka ruled India. While walking through forest areas he was killed by mlecchas, uncivilized carnivores.
His son Prince Pradyota assumed the throne and asked the Brahmanas about the fate his father reached after death. They informed the new king that Ksemaka was in Yamaloka (the planet of Yamaraja, the demigod who judges sinful souls after their death). Ksemaka had not gone to heaven for having died at the hands of sinners and mlecchas. King Pradyota asked how his father could get rid of that condition. The Brahmanas told him to make arrangements for a mlecha-yajña, a great sacrifice in which the world's uncivilized carnivores would be consumed in the holy fire.
By considering that yajña as a blessing to her father and to the whole world, which would thus be purified from the presence of so many sinful people, Pradyota made the necessary arrangements. A tremendous kunda (altar) of fire was built that had many square miles. To fill it with wood, whole forests must have been felled. The fire must have been an imposing conflagration. How much ghee did the brahmanas offer him?
Singing vedic mantras, they transported by sound mlecchas from all around the world and threw them into flames. Thus, these highly sinful men were freed from birth and death and given moksha -- or liberation in brahman.
Kali's personality (the Lord of sinful activities and quarrels) is known in the Bible as Satan or Lucifer.
Kali's personality was extremely unhappy with the extinction of mlecchas around the world. As a demigod in charge of sinful fights and activities, he was left with nothing to do, because in those days only the mlecchas were under his control. Along with the heartbroken wives of the Mlechhas who died in the sacrifice, Kali performed penances and austerities for a long time.
Finally, the Supreme Lord Hari, who likes devotional service, appeared personally to Kali and addressed him calling him Yugottama, the best of yugas.
In saying this, the Lord indicated that Kali's own yuga (era) would soon begin. At that time, Kali would rule not only tribal peoples, but the whole world. "I will assume various forms during your reign," declared the Lord. He said Prajapati Kardama Muni had begotten a man named Adama and a woman named Havyavati who together would be the parents of a new breed of mlecchas.
Listening to this, Kali was very happy. After that time, Aryan peoples became weak as the mlecchas regained strength again. Adam (the biblical Adam) was a self-controlled wise man who constantly meditated on his spiritual self. He lived with Havyavati (Eva) in Pradan (Eden), a God-given forest area of 4 square krosas.
Adama and Havyavati had been instructed by the Lord to never eat ramyaphala, a kind of fruit that stimulated the senses with pleasure. But Kali took the form of a snake and persuaded the two to eat it. In this way, Kali took control of the whole world, causing his fall from austerity. They took the way of the world and lost all their provided needs.
Looking forward to wearing nice clothes, they covered themselves with udumbuh leaves. In due time, they begotten children who in turn were the parents of the mlecchas.
[Fragments of "Bhavishya Purana and the Old Testament" by Sriman Sulabha Dasa.]
IMAGE. Havyavati (Eva) was tricked by Kali in the form of a snake to feed her husband with ramyaphala fruit.
[PADA: Really no idea if this is all authentic. Yet, it does seem like some of the Bible history has a few incidents similar to the Vedas. OK like a big flood covering the earth, an incarnation of God with a sword -- riding on a white horse etc. Just posting this for public interest, and because I am sure someone could find other parallels if one did some research. ys pd]
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