Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 30
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
Ces rois Ābhīra, Gardabhī et Kaṅka jouiront de la terre et la gouverneront durant 1 099 ans; et onze rois de la dynastie Maula régneront pendant 300 ans. Quand tous auront disparu, dans la cité de Kilakilā apparaîtra une lignée de souverains : Bhūtananda, Vaṅgiri, Śiśunandi, le frère de Śiśunandi nommé Yaśonandi, et Pravīraka. Ces rois de Kilakilā détiendront l’autorité au total 106 ans.
FAQs
In Canto 12, Chapter 1, Śukadeva describes successive Kali-yuga dynasties and foretells specific rulers and the approximate lengths of their reigns, including kings arising in Kilakilā.
He was answering Parīkṣit’s inquiries about the course of Kali-yuga—how society and leadership would unfold—so the king could understand the age’s decline and fix his mind on devotion to the Lord.
The verse encourages detachment from political change and historical cycles, and reminds one to invest faith in bhakti and spiritual practice rather than expecting lasting shelter from worldly rulers.