Canto 12, Chapter 1

The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga

Verse 3 (SB 12.1.3)
SB 12.1.3 • मूल श्लोक

नन्दिवर्धनस्तत्पुत्र: पञ्च प्रद्योतना इमे । अष्टत्रिंशोत्तरशतं भोक्ष्यन्ति पृथिवीं नृपा: ॥ ३ ॥

Transliteration

nandivardhanas tat-putraḥ pañca pradyotanā ime aṣṭa-triṁśottara-śataṁ bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ nṛpāḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

nandivardhanaḥ — Nandivardhana; tat-putraḥ — his son; pañca — five; pradyotanāḥ — Pradyotanas; ime — these; aṣṭa-triṁśa — thirty-eight; uttara — increased by; śatam — one hundred; bhokṣyanti — they will enjoy; pṛthivīm — the earth; nṛpāḥ — these kings.

Translation

“The son of Rājaka will be Nandivardhana, and thus in the Pradyotana dynasty there will be five kings, who will enjoy the earth for 138 years.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda