Canto 12, Chapter 1

The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga

Verse 4 (SB 12.1.4)
SB 12.1.4 • मूल श्लोक

शिशुनागस्ततो भाव्य: काकवर्णस्तु तत्सुत: । क्षेमधर्मा तस्य सुत: क्षेत्रज्ञ: क्षेमधर्मज: ॥ ४ ॥

Transliteration

śiśunāgas tato bhāvyaḥ kākavarṇas tu tat-sutaḥ kṣemadharmā tasya sutaḥ kṣetrajñaḥ kṣemadharma-jaḥ

Synonyms (Word-for-Word)

śiśunāgaḥ — Śiśunāga; tataḥ — then; bhāvyaḥ — will take birth; kākavarṇaḥ — Kākavarṇa; tu — and; tat-sutaḥ — his son; kṣemadharmā — Kṣemadharmā; tasya — of Kākavarṇa; sutaḥ — the son; kṣetrajñaḥ — Kṣetrajña; kṣemadharma-jaḥ — born to Kṣemadharmā.

Translation

“Nandivardhana will have a son named Śiśunāga, and his son will be known as Kākavarṇa. The son of Kākavarṇa will be Kṣemadharmā, and the son of Kṣemadharmā will be Kṣetrajña.”

Bhaktivedanta Purport

By Śrīla Prabhupāda