Shloka 45
अध्याय ३५१ — उञ्छवृत्ति-व्रतसिद्धेः मानुषस्य परमगतिः
Sūrya–Nāga Dialogue on the Perfected Gleaner-Ascetic
भविष्यन्ति महात्मानो राजान: प्रथिता भुवि । “ब्रह्मन! तुम सदा ही अविचल एवं अजेय बने रहोगे। फिर द्वापर और कलियुगकी संधिका समय आनेपर भरतवंभशमें कुरुवंशी क्षत्रिय होंगे। वे महामनस्वी राजा समस्त भूमण्डलमें विख्यात होंगे ।।
bhaviṣyanti mahātmāno rājānaḥ prathitā bhuvi | brahman! tvaṃ sadā hī avicala evaṃ ajeya bhaviṣyasi | punaḥ dvāpara-kali-yugayoḥ sandhikāle samāgate bharata-vaṃśe kuru-vaṃśī kṣatriyā bhaviṣyanti | te mahāmanasvino rājānaḥ samasta-bhūmaṇḍale vikhyātā bhaviṣyanti || teṣāṃ tvattaḥ prasūtānāṃ kulabhedo bhaviṣyati ||
毗湿摩波耶那说：在未来的岁月里，将有大心之王兴起，名闻大地。婆罗门啊，你将恒常坚定，不可战胜。及至二婆罗纪与迦利纪交界之时，在婆罗多一族中将出现俱卢系的刹帝利；那些胸怀宏大的君王，将名扬整个大地之环。然而，在你所生的后裔之中，家族支系终将发生分裂。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames history as shaped by time (yuga) and lineage: even when noble rulers arise and gain world-wide fame, internal division within a family line can still occur. It cautions that greatness and stability are not guaranteed by birth or power alone; unity and right conduct must be maintained.
Vaiśampāyana reports a forward-looking statement: future kings of the Bharata–Kuru line will become renowned, especially around the transition from Dvāpara to Kali. At the same time, he notes that among the descendants of the addressed Brahmin, a split in the clan will arise.