SB 12.1.37

SB 12.1.37

Devanagari

सिन्धोस्तटं चन्द्रभागां कौन्तीं काश्मीरमण्डलम् । भोक्ष्यन्ति शूद्रा व्रात्याद्या म्‍लेच्छाश्चाब्रह्मवर्चस: ॥ ३७ ॥

Verse text

sindhos taṭaṁ candrabhāgāṁ kauntīṁ 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.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

Śudras, fallen brāhmaṇas and mlecchas, devoid of the Vedas, will rule the land along the Sindhu River, as well as the districts of Candrabhāgā, Kauntī and Kāśmīra.