SB 12.1.38

Srimad-Bhagavatam, Twelfth Canto, Chapter 1: The Degraded Dynasties of Kali-yuga

SB 12.1.37

SB 12.1.39

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 38

tulya-kālā ime rājan
mleccha-prāyāś ca bhū-bhṛtaḥ
ete 'dharmānṛta-parāḥ
phalgu-dās tīvra-manyavaḥ

SYNONYMS

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.

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, and great devotees of irreligion and falsity.