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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 12.1.15-17

अग्निमित्रस्ततस्तस्मात् सुज्येष्ठो भविता तत: ।

वसुमित्रो भद्रकश्च पुलिन्दो भविता सुत: ॥ १५ ॥

ततो घोष: सुतस्तस्माद् वज्रमित्रो भविष्यति ।

ततो भागवतस्तस्माद् देवभूति: कुरूद्वह ॥ १६ ॥

शुङ्गा दशैते भोक्ष्यन्ति भूमिं वर्षशताधिकम् ।

तत: काण्वानियं भूमिर्यास्यत्यल्पगुणान्नृप ॥ १७ ॥

agnimitras tatas tasmāt

sujyeṣṭho bhavitā tataḥ

vasumitro bhadrakaś ca

pulindo bhavitā sutaḥ

tato ghoṣaḥ sutas tasmād

vajramitro bhaviṣyati

tato bhāgavatas tasmād

devabhūtiḥ kurūdvaha

śuṅgā daśaite bhokṣyanti

bhūmiṁ varṣa-śatādhikam

tataḥ kāṇvān iyaṁ bhūmir

yāsyaty alpa-guṇān nṛpa

Translation

My dear King Parīkṣit, Agnimitra will follow as king, and then Sujyeṣṭha. Sujyeṣṭha will be followed by Vasumitra, Bhadraka, and the son of Bhadraka, Pulinda. Then the son of Pulinda, named Ghoṣa, will rule, followed by Vajramitra, Bhāgavata and Devabhūti. In this way, O most eminent of the Kuru heroes, ten Śuṅga kings will rule over the earth for more than one hundred years. Then the earth will come under the subjugation of the kings of the Kāṇva dynasty, who will manifest very few good qualities.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Śuṅga Dynasty Begins Through Violence

  1. 1

    According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, General Puṣpamitra killed his king, Bṛhadratha, and assumed power. This began the Śuṅga dynasty.

  2. 2

    Agnimitra and the remaining Śuṅga kings followed Puṣpamitra. The ten kings ruled for 112 years.

  3. 3

    After the Śuṅgas, the earth will come under the Kāṇva kings. They will manifest very few good qualities.

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