Shloka 33
Kali-yuga Dynasties and the Degradation of Kingship
तेषां त्रयोदश सुता भवितारश्च बाह्लिका: । पुष्पमित्रोऽथ राजन्यो दुर्मित्रोऽस्य तथैव च ॥ ३२ ॥ एककाला इमे भूपा: सप्तान्ध्रा: सप्त कौशला: । विदूरपतयो भाव्या निषधास्तत एव हि ॥ ३३ ॥
teṣāṁ trayodaśa sutā bhavitāraś ca bāhlikāḥ puṣpamitro ’tha rājanyo durmitro ’sya tathaiva ca
Golongan Kilakilā akan diikuti oleh tiga belas putera mereka, golongan Bāhlika, dan selepas mereka Raja Puṣpamitra, puteranya Durmitra, tujuh orang Andhra, tujuh orang Kauśala dan juga raja-raja wilayah Vidūra dan Niṣadha akan memerintah secara berasingan.
FAQs
In Canto 12, Chapter 1, Śukadeva lists future rulers and lines of kings as a prophecy of Kali-yuga’s political succession and decline.
He is answering Parīkṣit’s inquiry about the course of Kali-yuga by outlining the coming dynasties and their rulers as part of the Purāṇic forecast.
Worldly power and regimes change rapidly; the Bhāgavatam encourages taking shelter of bhakti rather than relying on political stability for security.