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
Raja-raja Ābhīra, Gardabhī dan Kaṅka ini akan menikmati serta memerintah bumi selama 1,099 tahun; dan sebelas raja dinasti Maula akan memerintah selama 300 tahun. Setelah mereka semua lenyap, di kota Kilakilā akan muncul satu keturunan raja: Bhūtananda, Vaṅgiri, Śiśunandi, saudara Śiśunandi iaitu Yaśonandi, serta Pravīraka. Raja-raja Kilakilā ini akan berkuasa keseluruhannya selama 106 tahun.
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.