प्रगृहीतायुधैर् विप्रैर् वृतः शतसहस्रशः
Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Brahmins armed for battle,
निःशेषाञ्छूद्रराज्ञस्तु तदा स तु करिष्यति ब्रह्मद्विषः सपत्नांस्तु संहृत्यैव च तद्वपुः
At that time, he will utterly destroy all Śūdra kings and, having slain the enemies of the Brahmins, he will also annihilate those hostile to him.
पञ्चविंशे स्थितः कल्किश् चरितार्थः ससैनिकः शूद्रान् संशोधयित्वा तु समुद्रान्तं च वै स्वयम्
In the twenty-fifth era, Kalki, accomplished and with his army, will purify the Shudras and himself reach the ocean's edge.
प्रवृत्तचक्रो बलवान् संहारं तु करिष्यति उत्सादयित्वा वृषलान् प्रायशस्तानधार्मिकान्
With his power and the wheel of action set in motion, he will bring about destruction, wiping out the base and mostly unrighteous people.
ततस्तदा स वै कल्किश् चरितार्थः ससैनिकः प्रजास्तं साधयित्वा तु समृद्धास्तेन वै स्वयम्
Then, Kalki, accomplished and with his army, having established the people, will himself bring them to prosperity.
अकस्मात्कोपितान्योन्यं भविष्यन्तीह मोहिताः क्षपयित्वा तु ते ऽन्योन्यं भाविनार्थेन चोदिताः
Suddenly, deluded, they will become enraged with one another; driven by future events, they will destroy each other.
ततः काले व्यतीते तु स देवो ऽन्तरधीयत नृपेष्वथ प्रनष्टेषु प्रजानां संग्रहात्तदा
Then, when time has passed, that god will disappear; when the kings are lost, he will withdraw for the sake of gathering the people.
रक्षणे विनिवृत्ते तु हत्वा चान्योन्यमाहवे परस्परं च हत्वा तु निराक्रन्दाः सुदुःखिताः
When protection has ceased, and after killing each other in battle, having destroyed one another, they will be left without cries, deeply afflicted.
पुराणि हित्वा ग्रामांश्च तुल्यत्वे निष्परिग्रहाः प्रनष्टाश्रमधर्माश्च नष्टवर्णाश्रमास्तथा
Abandoning ancient villages, equalized and without possessions, with the duties of ashramas lost and the orders and castes destroyed likewise.
अट्टशूला नानपदाः शिवशूलाश्चतुष्पथाः प्रमदाः केशशूलाश्च भविष्यन्ति युगक्षये
At the end of the age, there will be impaling stakes, various posts, Shiva's tridents at crossroads, and women with disheveled hair as stakes.
ह्रस्वदेहायुषश्चैव भविष्यन्ति वनौकसः सरित्पर्वतवासिन्यो मूलपत्त्रफलाशनाः
The forest dwellers will have short lives and bodies, living by rivers and mountains, eating roots, leaves, and fruits.
चीरचर्माजिनधराः संकरं घोरमाश्रिताः उत्पातदुःखाः स्वल्पार्था बहुबाधाश्च ताः प्रजाः
Wearing bark, skins, and animal hides, they will resort to dreadful confusion; afflicted by calamities and suffering, with little gain and much hardship, such will be the people.
एवं कष्टमनुप्राप्ताः काले संध्यंशके तदा ततः क्षयं गमिष्यन्ति सार्धं कलियुगेन तु
Thus, having fallen into hardship at the twilight of the age, they will then perish together with the Kali Yuga.
क्षीणे कलियुगे तस्मिंस् ततः कृतमवर्तत इत्येतत्कीर्तितं सम्यग् देवासुरविचेष्टितम्
When that Kali Yuga has ended, then the Krita age will return; thus has the activity of gods and asuras been properly described.
यदुवंशप्रसङ्गेन समासाद्वैष्णवं यशः तुर्वसोस्तु प्रवक्ष्यामि पूरोर् द्रुह्योस्तथा ह्य् अनोः
In connection with the Yadu lineage, the fame of Vishnu has been recounted; now I will tell of Turvasu, as well as Puru, Druhyu, and Anu.
तुर्वसोस्तु सुतो गर्भो गोभानुस्तस्य चात्मजः गोभानोस्तु सुतो वीरस् त्रिसारिरपराजितः
Turvasu's son was Garbha, and Gobhanu was his son; Gobhanu's son was the mighty Trisari, who was undefeated.
करंधमस्तु त्रैसारिर् भरतस्तस्य चात्मजः दुष्यन्तः पौरवस्यापि तस्य पुत्रो ह्य् अकल्मषः
Karandhama was Trisari's son, and Bharata was his son; Duṣyanta was also of the Paurava line, and his son was Akalmaṣa.
एवं ययातिशापेन जरासंक्रमणे पुरा तुर्वसोः पौरवं वंशं प्रविवेश पुरा किल
Thus, by Yayati's curse, in ancient times, through the transmission of old age, Turvasu entered the Paurava lineage.
दुष्यन्तस्य तु दायादो वरूथो नाम पार्थिवः वरूथात्तु तथाण्डीरः संधानस्तस्य चात्मजः
Duṣyanta's heir was a king named Varūtha; from Varūtha came Aṇḍīra, and Saṃdhāna was his son.
पाण्ड्यश्च केरलश्चैव चोलः कर्णस्तथैव च तेषां जनपदाः स्फीताः पाण्ड्याश्चोलाः सकेरलाः
Pāṇḍya, Kerala, Cola, and Karṇa were his descendants; their flourishing peoples were the Pāṇḍyas, Colas, and those of Kerala.
द्रुह्योस्तु तनयौ शूरौ सेतुः केतुस्तथैव च सेतुपुत्रः शरद्वांस्तु गन्धारस्तस्य चात्मजः
Druhya had two valiant sons, Setu and Ketu; Setu's son was Sharadvān, and Gandhāra was his own son.
ख्यायते यस्य नाम्नासौ गन्धारविषयो महान् आरट्टदेशजास्तस्य तुरगा वाजिनां वराः
The land called Gandhāra is renowned by his name; the horses born in the region of Āraṭṭa are the finest among steeds.
गन्धारपुत्रो धर्मस्तु घृतस्तस्यात्मजो ऽभवत् घृताच्च विदुषो जज्ञे प्रचेतास्तस्य चात्मजः
Gandhāra's son was Dharma, whose own son was Ghṛta; from Ghṛta was born the wise Pracetā, and he too had a son.
प्रचेतसः पुत्रशतं राजानः सर्व एव ते म्लेच्छराष्ट्राधिपाः सर्वे उदीचीं दिशम् आश्रिताः
Pracetā had a hundred sons, all of them kings; they were rulers of foreign lands, and all settled in the northern direction.
अनोश्चैव सुता वीरास् त्रयः परमधार्मिकाः सभानरश्चाक्षुषश्च परमेषुस् तथैव च
Anu also had three sons, heroic and supremely righteous: Sabhānara, Kākṣuṣa, and Parameṣu likewise.
सभानरस्य पुत्रस्तु विद्वान्कोलाहलो नृपः कोलाहलस्य धर्मात्मा संजयो नाम विश्रुतः
Sabhānara's son was the learned king Kolāhala; Kolāhala's virtuous son was the renowned Saṃjaya.
संजयस्याभवत्पुत्रो वीरो नाम पुरंजयः जनमेजयो महाराज पुरंजयसुतो ऽभवत्
Saṃjaya's son was the valiant Puraṃjaya; the great king Janamejaya was the son of Puraṃjaya.
जनमेजयस्य राजर्षेर् महाशालो ऽभवत्सुतः आसीद् इन्द्रसमो राजा प्रतिष्ठितयशाभवत्
Janamejaya, the royal sage, had a son named Mahāśāla; he was a king equal to Indra, and his fame was firmly established.
महामनाः सुतस्तस्य महाशालस्य धार्मिकः सप्तद्वीपेश्वरो जज्ञे चक्रवर्ती महामनाः
Mahāśāla's righteous son was Mahāmanā; Mahāmanā was born as the emperor, lord of the seven continents.
महामनास्तु द्वौ पुत्रौ जनयामास विश्रुतौ उशीनरं च धर्मज्ञं तितिक्षुं चैव ताव् उभौ
Mahāmanā fathered two renowned sons: Uśīnara, who knew righteousness, and Titikṣu; both were eminent.