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| Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 22: The Descendants of Ajamidha |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Srimad Bhagavatam 9.22.44-45
dandapanir nimis tasya
brahma-kshatrasya vai yonir
SYNONYMS
dandapanih -- Dandapani; nimih -- Nimi; tasya -- from him (Mahinara); kshemakah -- a son named Kshemaka; bhavita -- will take birth; yatah -- from whom (Nimi); brahma-kshatrasya -- of brahmanas and kshatriyas; vai -- indeed; yonih -- the source; vamsah -- the dynasty; deva-rishi-satkritah -- respected by great saintly persons and demigods; kshemakam -- King Kshemaka; prapya -- up to this point; rajanam -- the monarch; samstham -- an end to them; prapsyati -- there will be; vai -- indeed; kalau -- in this Kali-yuga; atha -- thereafter; magadha-rajanah -- the kings in the Magadha dynasty; bhavinah -- the future; ye -- all those who; vadami -- I shall explain; te -- unto you.
TRANSLATION
The son of Mahinara will be Dandapani, and his son will be Nimi, from whom King Kshemaka will be born. I have now described to you the moon-god's dynasty, which is the source of brahmanas and kshatriyas and is worshiped by demigods and great saints. In this Kali-yuga, Kshemaka will be the last monarch. Now I shall describe to you the future of the Magadha dynasty. Please listen.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness