During the ninth day of the Mahabharat war between the Pandavas and the Kauravas, the Dwapar yug had ended and Kali yuga had started. However, Kali could not spread all through the earth, because of the existence and power of Lord Krishna at that time. After departure of Lord Krishna, Kali started spreading evil influence in people’s minds . But Kali could not enter Parikshit’s kingdom as he was a kind ruler. Parikshit was the son of Abhimanyu and Uttara.

After Kali’s many time requesting, Parikshit permitted him to enter his kingdom with a condition that he cannot be everywhere and hurt his people. He can only be where there is gambling, drinking of alcohol, prostitution, violence and gold.

One day, Parikshit found the gold crown from his treasure, which was unjustifiably acquired from Jarasandh and he wore that out of curiosity. Money or gold acquired unjustifiably brings Kali. As Parikshit wore the crown, kali entered in mind of Parikshit.

A few days later, Parikshit, still wearing the crown, went hunting for the first time. He killed many animals and got lost in the forest. Hungry and thirsty, he found a sage’s hut. The sage was meditating and didn’t notice the king. Parikshit got angry, thinking the sage was ignoring him. In a bad mood, he put a dead snake around the sage’s neck to insult him.

The sage’s son, Shringi, came back and saw the snake. He was furious. He meditated and learned it was Parikshit’s doing. In anger, Shringi cursed the king to die in seven days from a snake bite. Snake king Takshak’s snakebite ultimately killed Parikshit b.

Parikshit’s choice to wear the crown allowed fateful consequences to take hold, leading to his downfall and death. Our choices shape our lives and can either lift us up or bring us down!