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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 12 · Chapter 1: The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga
12.1.1212.1.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.1.13

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 12.1.1-2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सुयशा भविता तस्य सङ्गत: सुयश:सुत: ।

शालिशूकस्ततस्तस्य सोमशर्मा भविष्यति ।

शतधन्वा ततस्तस्य भविता तद् बृहद्रथ: ॥ १३ ॥

suyaśā bhavitā tasya

saṅgataḥ suyaśaḥ-sutaḥ

śāliśūkas tatas tasya

somaśarmā bhaviṣyati

śatadhanvā tatas tasya

bhavitā tad-bṛhadrathaḥ

Translation

Aśokavardhana will be followed by Suyaśā, whose son will be Saṅgata. His son will be Śāliśūka, Śāliśūka’s son will be Somaśarmā, and Somaśarmā’s son will be Śatadhanvā. His son will be known as Bṛhadratha.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Succession Extends Through Further Generations

  1. 1

    Aśokavardhana will be followed by Suyaśā, whose son will be Saṅgata.

  2. 2

    Saṅgata’s son will be Śāliśūka, and Śāliśūka’s son will be Somaśarmā.

  3. 3

    Somaśarmā’s son will be Śatadhanvā, whose son will be Bṛhadratha. The verse continues the detailed record of royal succession.

How it feels

Civilizational dread → Dispassion. Social and cosmic impermanence expose the limits of worldly plans.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 12: The deterioration of Kali and universal dissolution. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Following Purañjaya there will be five kings known as the Pradyotanas, who are then followed by the Śiśunāgas, the Mauryas, the Śuṅgas, the Kāṇvas, thirty kings of the Andhra nation, seven Ābhīras, ten Gardabhīs, sixteen Kaṅkas, eight Yavanas, fourteen Turuṣkas, ten Guruṇḍas, eleven Maulas, five Kilakilā monarchs and thirteen Bāhlikas. After this, different regions will be ruled over at the same time by seven Andhra kings, seven Kauśalas, the kings of Vidūra, and the Niṣadhas.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 12.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. suyaśāḥSuyaśā
  2. bhavitāwill be born
  3. tasyaof him (Aśokavardhana)
  4. saṅgataḥSaṅgata
  5. suyaśaḥ-sutaḥthe son of Suyaśā
  6. śāliśūkaḥŚāliśūka
  7. tataḥnext
  8. tasyaof him (Śāliśūka)
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which relationships in this longer succession need a second, more attentive reading?

Practice

Draw the succession from Aśokavardhana to Bṛhadratha, then check each name against the translation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Succession Extends Through Further GenerationsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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