Canto & Chapters
The Age of Deterioration (13 Chapters)
Chapter 127v
The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga
Chapter 238v
The Symptoms of Kali-yuga
Chapter 346v
The Bhūmi-gītā
Chapter 438v
The Four Categories of Universal Annihilation
Chapter 512v
Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s Final Instructions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit
Chapter 671v
Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away
Chapter 723v
The Purāṇic Literatures
Chapter 838v
Mārkaṇḍeya’s Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi
Chapter 927v
Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi Sees the Illusory Potency of the Lord
Chapter 1038v
Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi
Chapter 1143v
Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa
Chapter 1262v
The Topics of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Summarized
Chapter 1317v
The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
Canto 12, Chapter 1
The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga
Verse 9 (SB 12.1.9)
SB 12.1.9 • मूल श्लोक
स एकच्छत्रां पृथिवीमनुल्लङ्घितशासन: । शासिष्यति महापद्मो द्वितीय इव भार्गव: ॥ ९ ॥
Transliteration
sa eka-cchatrāṁ pṛthivīm anullaṅghita-śāsanaḥ śāsiṣyati mahāpadmo dvitīya iva bhārgavaḥ
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
saḥ — he (Nanda); eka-chatrām — under a single leadership; pṛthivīm — the entire earth; anullaṅghita — undefied; śāsanaḥ — his rulership; śāsiṣyati — he will have sovereignty over; mahāpadmaḥ — the lord of Mahāpadma; dvitīyaḥ — a second; iva — as if; bhārgavaḥ — Paraśurāma.
Translation
“That lord of Mahāpadma, King Nanda, will rule over the entire earth just like a second Paraśurāma, and no one will challenge his authority.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaIn the eighth verse of this chapter it was mentioned that King Nanda would destroy the remnants of the kṣatriya order. Therefore he is here compared to Lord Paraśurāma, who annihilated the kṣatriya class twenty-one times in a previous age.