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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
12.1.2812.1.32-33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 12.1.29-31

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

एते भोक्ष्यन्ति पृथिवीं दशवर्षशतानि च ।

नवाधिकां च नवतिं मौला एकादश क्षितिम् ॥ २९ ॥

भोक्ष्यन्त्यब्दशतान्यङ्ग त्रीणि तै: संस्थिते तत: ।

किलकिलायां नृपतयो भूतनन्दोऽथ वङ्गिरि: ॥ ३० ॥

शिशुनन्दिश्च तद्भ्राता यशोनन्दि: प्रवीरक: ।

इत्येते वै वर्षशतं भविष्यन्त्यधिकानि षट् ॥ ३१ ॥

ete bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ

daśa varṣa-śatāni ca

navādhikāṁ ca navatiṁ

maulā ekādaśa kṣitim

bhokṣyanty abda-śatāny aṅga

trīṇi taiḥ saṁsthite tataḥ

kilakilāyāṁ nṛpatayo

bhūtanando ’tha vaṅgiriḥ

śiśunandiś ca tad-bhrātā

yaśonandiḥ pravīrakaḥ

ity ete vai varṣa-śataṁ

bhaviṣyanty adhikāni ṣaṭ

Translation

These Ābhīras, Gardabhīs and Kaṅkas will enjoy the earth for 1,099 years, and the Maulas will rule for 300 years. When all of them have died off there will appear in the city of Kilakilā a dynasty of kings consisting of Bhūtananda, Vaṅgiri, Śiśunandi, Śiśunandi’s brother Yaśonandi, and Pravīraka. These kings of Kilakilā will hold sway for a total of 106 years.

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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.

Long Reigns Also Come to an End

  1. 1

    The Ābhīras, Gardabhīs and Kaṅkas will enjoy the earth for 1,099 years. The Maulas will rule for 300 years.

  2. 2

    When all of them have died off, a dynasty will appear in Kilakilā: Bhūtananda, Vaṅgiri, Śiśunandi, his brother Yaśonandi, and Pravīraka.

  3. 3

    These kings of Kilakilā will hold sway for a total of 106 years.

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. etethese
  2. bhokṣyantiwill rule
  3. pṛthivīmthe earth
  4. daśaten
  5. varṣa-śatānicenturies
  6. caand
  7. nava-adhikāmplus nine
  8. caand
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 12.1

    In this verse: “kings”

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

What does the death of these rulers remind me about the limits of earthly power?

Practice

Pause for one minute over the words “when all of them have died off,” remembering that even long reigns end.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLong Reigns Also Come to an EndThis 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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