SB 12.2.7
His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 7
evaṁ prajābhir duṣṭābhir
ākīrṇe kṣiti-maṇḍale
brahma-viṭ-kṣatra-śūdrāṇāṁ
yo balī bhavitā nṛpaḥ
SYNONYMS
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.
TRANSLATION
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.