Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 12.2.7
एवं प्रजाभिर्दुष्टाभिराकीर्णे क्षितिमण्डले ।
ब्रह्मविट्क्षत्रशूद्राणां यो बली भविता नृप: ॥ ७ ॥
evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir
[evam prajaabhir dushtaabhir]
ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale
[aakeerne kshiti-mandale]
brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ
[brahma-vit-kshatra-shoodraanaam]
yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
[yo balee bhavitaa nripah]
Word-for-word
evam
—
in this way
prajābhiḥ
—
with populace
duṣṭābhiḥ
—
corrupted
ākīrṇe
—
being crowded
kṣiti-maṇḍale
—
the earth globe
brahma
—
among the brāhmaṇas
viṭ
—
vaiśyas
kṣatra
—
kṣatriyas
śūdrāṇām
—
and śūdras
yaḥ
—
whoever
balī
—
the strongest
bhavitā
—
he will become
nṛpaḥ
—
the king.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir
evam
in this way
prajābhiḥ
with populace
duṣṭābhiḥ
corrupted
ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale
ākīrṇe
being crowded
kṣiti-maṇḍale
the earth globe
brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ
brahma
among the brāhmaṇas
viṭ
vaiśyas
kṣatra
kṣatriyas
śūdrāṇām
and śūdras
yaḥ
whoever
yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
balī
the strongest
bhavitā
he will become
nṛpaḥ
the king.
As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among any of the social classes shows himself to be the strongest will gain political power.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
As the earth thus becomes crowded with a corrupt population, whoever among the brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas or śūdras is the strongest will become the king.
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Personal Guidance
When values collapse, raw strength fills the vacuum left by dharma. The reader's protection is not to compete on that ground but to cultivate inner strength — faith, sādhana, and surrender — which lasts beyond any power play.
Reflection Questions
- Where am I trying to win by force what could only be won by faith?
- What inner strength am I building that no Kali-yuga ruler can take?
My note
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