Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.1.38
तुल्यकाला इमे राजन् म्लेच्छप्रायाश्च भूभृत: ।
एतेऽधर्मानृतपरा: फल्गुदास्तीव्रमन्यव: ॥ ३८ ॥
tulya-kālā ime rājan
[tulya-kaalaa ime raajan]
mleccha-prāyāś ca bhū-bhṛtaḥ
[mlechcha-praayaash cha bhoo-bhritah]
ete ’dharmānṛta-parāḥ
[ete ’dharmaanrita-paraah]
phalgu-dās tīvra-manyavaḥ
[phalgu-daas teevra-manyavah]
Word-for-word
tulya-kālāḥ
—
ruling at the same time
ime
—
these
rājan
—
O King Parīkṣit
mleccha-prāyāḥ
—
mostly outcastes
ca
—
and
bhū-bhṛtaḥ
—
kings
ete
—
these
adharma
—
to irreligion
anṛta
—
and untruthfulness
parāḥ
—
dedicated
phalgu-dāḥ
—
giving little benefit to their subjects
tīvra
—
fierce
manyavaḥ
—
their anger.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
tulya-kālā ime rājan
tulya-kālāḥ
ruling at the same time
ime
these
rājan
O King Parīkṣit
mleccha-prāyāś ca bhū-bhṛtaḥ
mleccha-prāyāḥ
mostly outcastes
ca
and
bhū-bhṛtaḥ
kings
ete ’dharmānṛta-parāḥ
ete
these
adharma
to irreligion
anṛta
and untruthfulness
parāḥ
dedicated
phalgu-dās tīvra-manyavaḥ
phalgu-dāḥ
giving little benefit to their subjects
tīvra
fierce
manyavaḥ
their anger.
There will be many such uncivilized kings ruling at the same time, O King Parīkṣit, and they will all be uncharitable, possessed of fierce tempers, and great devotees of irreligion and falsity.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
There will be many such uncivilized kings ruling at the same time, O King Parīkṣit, and they will all be uncharitable, possessed of fierce tempers, greatly irreligious and duplicitous.
Personal Guidance
Many small rulers, all cruel, all untruthful, all stingy — this is Kali's leadership signature. A reader doesn't need to fix them all; one needs only to refuse those qualities in oneself and offer the opposite to those nearby.
Reflection Questions
- Of cruelty, untruth, and stinginess, which one tempts me most?
- What is its opposite, and where can I practice that opposite today?
My note
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