It is stated that when the devas enquired with Janardana as to how the creation will proceed once every being became liberated by meditating on Hari, Janardana says that during the first three yugas, most people reach him. However, in the last yuga ie. Kaliyuga, only a few attain him. It is then that Bhagavan creates moha that deludes people. Rudra also mentions how Janardana asked him to produce Mohashastra and concealed himself. Thereby, making people interested in the shastras promulgated by Rudra himself.
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How then will creation proceed and who will go to hell.
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28. О Agastya, listen. I shall tell you about the early times when people were not having devotion to Hari.
28. О Agastya, listen. I shall tell you about the early times when people were not having devotion to Hari.
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33. "O great god, all people have been now liberated. How then will creation proceed and who will go to hell.1*"
33. "O great god, all people have been now liberated. How then will creation proceed and who will go to hell.1*"
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34. Thus asked by Devas, lord Janardana told them: <nowiki>''</nowiki>During the (first) three yugas, most people reach me.
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34. Thus asked by Devas, lord Janardana told them: <nowiki>''</nowiki>
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35. But in the last yuga (Kali) those who attain me will be few. I then create the force of stupefaction which deludes people.
36. О you Rudra, you produce the Mohasastra (the science of stupefaction). With a little effort you produce delusion".
36. О you Rudra, you produce the Mohasastra (the science of stupefaction). With a little effort you produce delusion".