Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.3
नन्दिवर्धनस्तत्पुत्र: पञ्च प्रद्योतना इमे ।
अष्टत्रिंशोत्तरशतं भोक्ष्यन्ति पृथिवीं नृपा: ॥ ३ ॥
nandivardhanas tat-putraḥ
[nandivardhanas tat-putrah]
pañca pradyotanā ime
[pancha pradyotanaa ime]
aṣṭa-triṁśottara-śataṁ
[ashta-trimshottara-shatam]
bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ nṛpāḥ
[bhokshyanti prithiveem nripaah]
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
nandivardhanas tat-putraḥ
nandivardhanaḥ
Nandivardhana
tat-putraḥ
his son
pañca pradyotanā ime
pañca
five
pradyotanāḥ
Pradyotanas
ime
these
aṣṭa-triṁśottara-śataṁ
aṣṭa-triṁśa
thirty-eight
uttara
increased by
śatam
one hundred
bhokṣyanti pṛthivīṁ nṛpāḥ
bhokṣyanti
they will enjoy
pṛthivīm
the earth
nṛpāḥ
these kings.
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.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
The son of Rājaka will be Nandivardhana, and thus in the Pradyotana dynasty there will be five kings, who will rule the earth for 138 years.
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Personal Guidance
Bhāgavatam patiently lists rulers and their years to remind us that political reigns, however grand, are tiny blips in cosmic time. Real security lies not in any dynasty but in connection with the Lord who outlives every kingdom.
Reflection Questions
- Whose authority or system am I quietly counting on to last forever?
- How can I invest more of my attention in what truly endures?
My note
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