Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 12
Kali-yuga Dynasties and the Degradation of Kingship
स एव चन्द्रगुप्तं वै द्विजो राज्येऽभिषेक्ष्यति । तत्सुतो वारिसारस्तु ततश्चाशोकवर्धन: ॥ १२ ॥
sa eva candraguptaṁ vai dvijo rājye ’bhiṣekṣyati tat-suto vārisāras tu tataś cāśokavardhanaḥ
ആ ദ്വിജൻ തന്നേ ചന്ദ്രഗുപ്തനെ രാജ്യത്തിൽ അഭിഷേകം ചെയ്ത് സിംഹാസനത്തിൽ ഇരുത്തും. അവന്റെ പുത്രൻ വാരിസാരൻ; വാരിസാരന്റെ പുത്രൻ അശോകവർധനൻ ആകും.
FAQs
In Canto 12, Chapter 1, Śukadeva Gosvāmī foretells that a brāhmaṇa will enthrone Candragupta as king, listing him within the predicted succession of Kali-yuga rulers.
The verse highlights the traditional role of brāhmaṇas in legitimizing rulership through abhiṣeka (coronation), indicating that political power in Kali-yuga shifts through such alliances and endorsements.
They remind a seeker that worldly regimes rise and fall, so lasting security is found not in politics but in dharma and devotion—turning one’s attention to bhakti as the stable refuge in Kali-yuga.