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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.14

मौर्या ह्येते दश नृपा: सप्तत्रिंशच्छतोत्तरम् । समा भोक्ष्यन्ति पृथिवीं कलौ कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥ १४ ॥
mauryā hy ete daśa nṛpāḥ
[mauryaa hy ete dasha nripaah]
sapta-triṁśac-chatottaram
[sapta-trimshach-chatottaram]
samā bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ
[samaa bhokshyanti prithiveem]
kalau kuru-kulodvaha
[kalau kuru-kulodvaha]
Word-for-word
mauryāḥ — the Mauryas hi — indeed ete — these daśa — ten nṛpāḥ — kings sapta-triṁśat — thirty-seven śata — one hundred uttaram — more than samāḥ — years bhokṣyanti — they will rule pṛthivīm — the earth kalau — in Kali-yuga kuru-kula — of the Kuru dynasty udvaha — O most eminent hero.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
mauryā hy ete daśa nṛpāḥ
mauryāḥ
the Mauryas
sapta-triṁśac-chatottaram
samā bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ
hi
indeed
ete
these
daśa
ten
nṛpāḥ
kings
sapta-triṁśat
thirty-seven
śata
one hundred
uttaram
more than
samāḥ
years
bhokṣyanti
they will rule
pṛthivīm
the earth
kalau kuru-kulodvaha
kalau
in Kali-yuga
kuru-kula
of the Kuru dynasty
udvaha
O most eminent hero.
O best of the Kurus, these ten Maurya kings will rule the earth for 137 years of the Kali-yuga.
Purport

Although nine kings are mentioned by name, Daśaratha appeared after Sujyeṣṭha, before the rule of Saṅgata, and thus there are ten Maurya kings.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
O best of the Kurus! The ten Maurya kings will rule the earth for 137 years of the Kali-yuga. They will rule 137 years.
Personal Guidance
Ten kings and 137 years compressed into a single verse — entire human lifespans summed up in numbers. Such compression is the Bhāgavatam's gift: it gives us cosmic perspective so our daily anxieties don't swallow us.
Reflection Questions
  • If my whole life were one sentence in someone else's story, what would I want it to say?
  • What anxiety today shrinks when I take this longer view?
📝 My note

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