Srimad Bhagavatam — Dvadasha Skandha, Shloka 10
Kali-yuga Dynasties and the Degradation of Kingship
तस्य चाष्टौ भविष्यन्ति सुमाल्यप्रमुखा: सुता: । य इमां भोक्ष्यन्ति महीं राजानश्च शतं समा: ॥ १० ॥
tasya cāṣṭau bhaviṣyanti sumālya-pramukhāḥ sutāḥ ya imāṁ bhokṣyanti mahīṁ rājānaś ca śataṁ samāḥ
اس کے آٹھ بیٹے ہوں گے، جن میں سُمالیہ سرِفہرست ہوگا؛ وہ طاقتور راجا بن کر سو برس تک اس زمین پر حکومت کریں گے۔
FAQs
In Canto 12, Chapter 1, Śukadeva Gosvāmī lists coming royal lines and notes that a king will have eight sons led by Sumālya, who will rule the earth for a hundred years.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī speaks this verse to Mahārāja Parīkṣit while describing the future dynasties and rulers of Kali-yuga.
Worldly power and political succession are temporary; the Bhagavatam urges the listener to seek lasting shelter in devotion to the Lord rather than placing ultimate hope in changing rulers.