15 QUESTIONS [I had a conversation with sage Markandeya before the beginning of the age known as the Kali Yuga. In a passage in the Mahabharata text, it is recorded that I, Vishnu spoke of a time during the darkest period of the Kali Age when human values would deteriorate and falsehood would triumph over truth. I as Vishnu told how I would take a human birth in order to intervene and set the world on a new course.] For a while, I stand to stare out the window. A faint light is leaking through the curtains. My eyes see