King Parikshit and Kali Yuga-a story for children

During the Mahabharata war, Kali Yuga began, but Lord Krishna's power prevented its full spread.

After Krishna's departure, Kali started influencing people negatively, except in the kingdom of Parikshit, a kind ruler. Kali asked permission to enter, and Parikshit allowed him with conditions, confining him to places associated with vices.

One day, Parikshit was searching for his belongings. Out of curiosity, he checked one box left by

his grandfather. It contained a gold crown. Without thinking about the consequences, he wore the crown.

This crown was of Jarasandha and was unjustifiably acquired. Money or gold acquired unjustifiably brings Kali. 

King Parikshit, unaware of a cursed gold crown’s consequence, wore it, allowing Kali Juga to enter his mind. Once, while hunting, King Parikshit, separated from his army, entered a sage's ashram. Mistaking the sage's meditation as disrespect, he (Parikshit) hung a dead snake around the sage's neck. The sage's son, Shringi, cursed Parikshit to die in seven days from a snake bite.

Accepting the curse, King Parikshit gave up the throne and gave the throne to his son Janamejaya.

 After this, Parikshit sought penance near the Ganges.

The sage’s son Sukhdev ji assured him of Moksha in seven days. Parikshit listened to Bhagwat Purana,

realizing life's ultimate truth and attained Moksha by surrendering his body.