Canto 12: The Age of Deterioration | Chapter 1: The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 12.1.37
sindhos taṭaḿ candrabhāgāḿ
kauntīḿ kāśmīra-maṇḍalam
bhokṣyanti śūdrā vrātyādyā
mlecchāś cābrahma-varcasaḥ
SYNONYMS
sindhoḥ — of the River Sindhu; taṭam — the land on the shore; candrabhāgām — Candrabhāgā; kauntīm — Kauntī; kāśmīra-maṇḍalam — the region of Kāśmīra; bhokṣyanti — will rule; śūdrāḥ — śūdras; vrātya-ādyāḥ — brāhmaṇas who have fallen from the brahminical standard, and other disqualified men; mlecchāḥ — meat-eaters; ca — and; abrahma-varcasaḥ — lacking spiritual potency.
TRANSLATION
The land along the Sindhu River, as well as the districts of Candrabhāgā, Kauntī and Kāśmīra, will be ruled by śūdras, fallen brāhmaṇas and meat-eaters. Having given up the path of Vedic civilization, they will have lost all spiritual strength.
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