Srimate Ramanujaye Namaha!
Swamy, I remember audio 1692 vaguely, as did not hear recently..But swami said “there could be multiple /many reasons why God choose to sanction this scenario, we may not know it exactly”.
So I think instead of wondering about the cause, we should focus on the solution , which is to follow scriptures as closely as possible,- living in harmony with nature, adopting non-violence particularly by vegetarianism, cow protection, Naama sankeerthanam etc. These solutions given in scriptures for Kaliyuga are wholesome and will address all concerns irrespective of the cause.
Adiyen
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