Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 29
Kali-yuga Dynasties and the Degradation of Kingship
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
Estos reyes Ābhīra, Gardabhī y Kaṅka disfrutarán y gobernarán la tierra durante 1.099 años; y once reyes de la dinastía Maula reinarán por 300 años. Cuando todos ellos hayan desaparecido, en la ciudad de Kilakilā surgirá una estirpe de monarcas: Bhūtananda, Vaṅgiri, Śiśunandi, el hermano de Śiśunandi llamado Yaśonandi, y Pravīraka. Estos reyes de Kilakilā ejercerán el poder por un total de 106 años.
FAQs
In Canto 12, Chapter 1, Śukadeva Gosvāmī foretells successive dynasties and durations of rule in Kali-yuga, including the Maula kings mentioned in this verse.
He is describing the unfolding of Kali-yuga—how political power will pass through many hands—so Parīkṣit can understand the age’s decline and fix his mind on the timeless path of devotion.
It highlights the temporary nature of worldly power and encourages detachment from political change, directing one toward steady bhakti as the enduring shelter in Kali-yuga.