Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 12 Chapter 1 Verses 21-26

Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 1: The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.1.21-26

kṛṣṇa-nāmātha tad-bhrātā

bhavitā pṛthivī-patiḥ

śrī-śāntakarṇas tat-putraḥ

paurṇamāsas tu tat-sutaḥ

lambodaras tu tat-putras

tasmāc cibilako nṛpaḥ

meghasvātiś cibilakād

aṭamānas tu tasya ca

aniṣṭakarmā hāleyas

talakas tasya cātma-jaḥ

purīṣabhīrus tat-putras

tato rājā sunandanaḥ

cakoro bahavo yatra

śivasvātir arin-damaḥ

tasyāpi gomatī putraḥ

purīmān bhavitā tataḥ

medaśirāḥ śivaskando

yajñaśrīs tat-sutas tataḥ

vijayas tat-suto bhāvyaś

candravijñaḥ sa-lomadhiḥ

ete triḿśan nṛpatayaś

catvāry abda-śatāni ca

ṣaṭ-pañcāśac ca pṛthivīḿ

bhokṣyanti kuru-nandana

SYNONYMS

kṛṣṇa-nāma — named Kṛṣṇa; atha — then; tat — of him (Balī); bhrātā — the brother; bhavitā — will become; pṛthivī-patiḥ — the master of the earth; śrī-śāntakarṇaḥ — Śrī Śāntakarṇa; tat — of Kṛṣṇa; putraḥ — the son; paurṇamāsaḥ — Paurṇamāsa; tu — and; tat-sutaḥ — his son; lambodaraḥ — Lambodara; tu — and; tat-putraḥ — his son; tasmāt — from him (Lambodara); cibilakaḥ — Cibilaka; nṛpaḥ — the king; meghasvātiḥ — Meghasvāti; cibilakāt — from Cibilaka; aṭamānaḥ — Aṭamāna; tu — and; tasya — of him (Meghasvāti); ca — and; aniṣṭakarmā — Aniṣṭakarmā; hāleyaḥ — Hāleya; talakaḥ — Talaka; tasya — of him (Hāleya); ca — and; ātma-jaḥ — the son; purīṣabhīruḥ — Purīṣabhīru; tat — of Talaka; putraḥ — the son; tataḥ — then; rājā — the king; sunandanaḥ — Sunandana; cakoraḥ — Cakora; bahavaḥ — the Bahus; yatra — among whom; śivasvātiḥ — Śivasvāti; arimdamaḥ — the subduer of enemies; tasya — of him; api — also; gomatī — Gomatī; putraḥ — the son; purīmān — Purīmān; bhavitā — will be; tataḥ — from him (Gomatī); medaśirāḥ — Medaśirā; śivaskandaḥ — Śivaskanda; yajñaśrīḥ — Yajñaśrī; tat — of Śivaskanda; sutaḥ — the son; tataḥ — then; vijayaḥ — Vijaya; tat-sutaḥ — his son; bhāvyaḥ — will be; candravijñaḥ — Candravijña; sa-lomadhiḥ — along with Lomadhi; ete — these; triḿśat — thirty; nṛ-patayaḥ — kings; catvāri — four; abda-śatāni — centuries; ca — and; ṣaṭ-pañcāsat — fifty-six; ca — and; pṛthivīm — the world; bhokṣyanti — will rule; kuru-nandana — O favorite son of the Kurus.

TRANSLATION

The brother of Balī, named Kṛṣṇa, will become the next ruler of the earth. His son will be Śāntakarṇa, and his son will be Paurṇamāsa. The son of Paurṇamāsa will be Lambodara, who will father Mahārāja Cibilaka. From Cibilaka will come Meghasvāti, whose son will be Aṭamāna. The son of Aṭamāna will be Aniṣṭakarmā. His son will be Hāleya, and his son will be Talaka. The son of Talaka will be Purīṣabhīru, and following him Sunandana will become king. Sunandana will be followed by Cakora and the eight Bahus, among whom Śivasvāti will be a great subduer of enemies. The son of Śivasvāti will be Gomatī. His son will be Purīmān, whose son will be Medaśirā. His son will be Śivaskanda, and his son will be Yajñaśrī. The son of Yajñaśrī will be Vijaya, who will have two sons, Candravijña and Lomadhi. These thirty kings will enjoy sovereignty over the earth for a total of 456 years, O favorite son of the Kurus.

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