Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.34
मागधानां तु भविता विश्वस्फूर्जि: पुरञ्जय: ।
करिष्यत्यपरो वर्णान् पुलिन्दयदुमद्रकान् ॥ ३४ ॥
māgadhānāṁ tu bhavitā
[maagadhaanaam tu bhavitaa]
viśvasphūrjiḥ purañjayaḥ
[vishvasphoorjih puranjayah]
kariṣyaty aparo varṇān
[karishyaty aparo varnaan]
pulinda-yadu-madrakān
[pulinda-yadu-madrakaan]
Word-for-word
māgadhānām
—
of the Magadha province
tu
—
and
bhavitā
—
there will be
viśvasphūrjiḥ
—
Viśvasphūrji
purañjayaḥ
—
King Purañjaya
kariṣyati
—
he will make
aparaḥ
—
being the replica of
varṇān
—
all the civilized classes of men
pulinda-yadu-madrakān
—
into outcastes such as the Pulindas, Yadus and Madrakas.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
māgadhānāṁ tu bhavitā
māgadhānām
of the Magadha province
tu
and
bhavitā
there will be
viśvasphūrjiḥ purañjayaḥ
viśvasphūrjiḥ
Viśvasphūrji
purañjayaḥ
King Purañjaya
kariṣyaty aparo varṇān
kariṣyati
he will make
aparaḥ
being the replica of
varṇān
all the civilized classes of men
pulinda-yadu-madrakān
pulinda-yadu-madrakān
into outcastes such as the Pulindas, Yadus and Madrakas.
There will then appear a king of the Māgadhas named Viśvasphūrji, who will be like another Purañjaya. He will turn all the civilized classes into low-class, uncivilized men in the same category as the Pulindas, Yadus and Madrakas.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
There will then appear a king of the Māgadhas named Viśvasphūrji, a second Purañjaya. He will turn all the people with varṇas into Pulindas, Yadus and Madrakas.
Then in the Māgadha family, a person called Viśvaphūri will appear, who will be a second Purañjaya. He will turn brāhmaṇas and others into Pulindas, Yadus and Madrakas-- almost into mlecchas.
Personal Guidance
A wicked king will erase distinctions of varṇa, pulling cultured society to a lower common denominator. Bhāgavatam doesn't romanticize the past; it warns that loss of qualitative distinctions is a real spiritual loss for a society.
Reflection Questions
- What qualitative distinctions in my own life (between sacred and casual, focused and scattered) am I letting collapse?
- Which one am I willing to deliberately protect?
My note
Source: vedabase.io