Vayu Purana

स्थापयिष्यन्ति राजानो नानादेशेषु तेजसा। विश्वस्फानिर्महासत्त्वो युद्धे विष्णुसमो बली ।। ३७.

The kings will establish themselves in various regions by their prowess; Viśvasphāni, of great spirit, equal to Viṣṇu in battle, will be mighty.

विश्वस्फानिर्नरपतिः क्लीबा कृतिरिवोच्यते। उत्सादयित्वा क्षत्रन्तु क्षत्रमन्यत् करिष्यति ।। ३७.

A king who destroys the kṣatriya class will produce another kṣatriya class, just as the all-pervading serpent is said to do, or as a work is created anew.

देवान् पितॄंश्च विप्रांश्च तर्पयित्वा सकृत्पुनः। जाह्नवीतीरमासाद्य शरीरं यस्यते बली ।। ३७.

Having once satisfied the gods, ancestors, and brahmins, the powerful one, reaching the bank of the Ganges, will abandon his body.

संन्यस्य स्वशरीरन्तु शक्रलोकं गमिष्यति। नवनाकास्तु भोक्ष्यन्ति पुरीं चम्पावतीं नृपाः ।। ३७.

Renouncing his own body, he will go to the world of Indra; kings of the Navanāka lineage will enjoy the city of Campāvatī.

मथुराञ्च पुरीं रम्यां नागा भोक्ष्यन्ति सप्त वै। अनुगङ्गं प्रयागञ्च साकेतं मगधांस्तथा। एताञ्जनपदान् सर्व्वान् भोक्ष्यन्ते गुप्तवंशजाः ।। ३७.

The seven Nāgas will enjoy the delightful city of Mathurā; likewise, the regions along the Ganges, Prayāga, Sāketa, Magadha—these lands will all be enjoyed by the descendants of the Gupta lineage.

निषधान् यदुकांश्चैव शैशी तान् कालतोपकान्। एताञ्जनपदान् सर्व्वान् भोक्ष्यन्ति मणिधान्यजाः ।। ३७.

The Niṣadhas, Yadus, Śaiśis, and Kālatopakās—all these regions will be enjoyed by those born of the Maṇidhānya lineage.

कोशलांश्चान्ध्रपौण्ड्रांश्च ताम्रलिप्तान् ससागरान्। चम्पां चैव पुरीं रम्यां भोक्ष्यन्ति देवरक्षिताम् ।। ३७.

Kośala, Andhra, Pauṇḍra, Tāmralipta with the sea, and the beautiful city of Campā—these will be enjoyed by those protected by the gods.

कालिङ्गा महिषाश्चैव महेन्द्रनिलयाश्च ये। एताञ्जनपदान् सर्व्वान् पालयिष्यति वै गुहः ।। ३७.

Kāliṅgas, Mahiṣas, and those dwelling on Mahendra—all these regions will be governed by Guha.

स्त्रीराष्ट्रं भक्ष्यकांश्चैव भोक्ष्यते कनकाह्वयः। तुल्यकालं भविष्यन्ति सर्वे ह्येते महीक्षितः ।। ३७.

Kanakāhvaya will enjoy the land of women and those fit to be consumed; all these kings will exist at the same time.

अल्पप्रसादा ह्यनृता महाक्रोधाः ह्यधार्मिकाः। भविष्यन्तीह यवना धर्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः ।। ३७.

The Yavanas will be of little generosity, untruthful, greatly wrathful, and unrighteous, both in conduct, desire, and wealth.

नैव मूर्द्धाभिषिक्तास्ते भविष्यन्ति नराधिपाः। युगदोषदुराचारा भविष्यन्ति नृपास्तु ते ।। ३७.

They will not be kings anointed on the head; those kings will be of evil conduct due to the faults of the age.

स्त्रीणां बलवधेनैव हत्वा चैव परस्परम्। भोक्ष्यन्ति कलिशेषे तु वसुधां पार्थिवास्तथा ।। ३७.

By killing women and each other by force, the kings will enjoy the earth in the final portion of the Kali age.

उदितोदितवंशास्ते उदितास्तमितास्तथा । भविष्यन्तीह पर्याये कालेन पृथिवीक्षितः ।। ३७.

Those kings whose lineages rise and fall, appearing and disappearing, will rule the earth in succession, according to time.

विहीनास्तु भविष्यन्ति धर्म्मतः कामतोऽर्थतः। तैर्विमिश्रा जनपदा म्लेच्छाचाराश्च सर्वशः ।। ३७.

They will be devoid of righteousness, desire, and wealth; the lands mixed with them will entirely follow mleccha customs.

विपर्य्ययेन वर्त्तन्ते नाशयिष्यन्ति वै प्रजाः। लुब्धानृतरताश्चैव भवितारस्तदा नृपाः ।। ३७.

They will act contrary to order and will destroy the people; at that time, the kings will be greedy and delight in falsehood.

तेषां व्यतीते पर्याये बहुस्त्रीके युगे तदा। लवाल्लवं भ्रश्यमाना आयूरूपबलश्रुतैः ।। ३७.

When their turn has passed, in that age of many women, people will decline little by little in lifespan, appearance, strength, and learning.

तथा गतास्तु वै काष्ठां प्रजासु जगतीश्वराः । राजानः सम्प्रणश्यन्ति कालेनोपहतास्तदा ।। ३७.

Thus, when the kings have reached the lowest state among the people, they will perish, struck down by time.

कल्किनोपहताः सर्वे म्लेच्छा यास्यन्ति सर्वशः। अधार्मिकाश्च तेऽत्यर्थं पाषण्डाश्चैव सर्वशः ।। ३७.

All the mlecchas, being destroyed by Kalki, will depart entirely; they will be extremely unrighteous and wholly heretical.

प्रनष्टे नृपशब्दे च सन्ध्याश्लिष्टे कलौ युगे। किंञ्चिच्छिष्टाः प्रजास्ता वै धर्म्मे नष्टेऽपरिग्रहाः ।। ३७.

When the title of king is lost and the twilight of the Kali age is joined, only a few people will remain, bereft of righteousness and possessions.

असाधना हताश्वासा व्याधिशोकेन पीडिताः। अनावृष्टिहताश्चैव परस्परवधेन च ।। ३७.

Without means, their hopes destroyed, afflicted by disease and sorrow, struck by drought, and by mutual killing.

अनाथा हि परित्रस्ता वार्त्तामुत्सृज्य दुःखिताः। त्यक्त्वा पुराणि ग्रामांश्च भविष्यन्ति वनौकसः ।। ३७.

Helpless and terrified, abandoning their livelihoods in misery, forsaking ancient villages, they will become dwellers of the forests.

एवं नृपेषु नष्टेषु प्रजास्त्यक्त्वा गृहाणि तु। नष्टे स्नेहे दुरापन्ना भ्रष्टस्नेहाः सुहृज्जनाः ।। ३७.

Thus, when kings are lost, the people, abandoning their homes, deprived of affection, will suffer; their friends will lose their bonds of love.

वर्णाश्रमपरिभ्रष्टाः सङ्करं घोरमास्थिताः। सरित्पर्वतसेविन्यो भविष्यन्ति प्रजास्तदा ।। ३७.

Having fallen away from caste and stage of life, embracing dreadful confusion, the people will then dwell by rivers and mountains.

सरितः सागरानूपान् सेवन्ते पर्वतानि च। अङ्गान् कलिङ्गान् वङ्गांश्च काश्मीरान् काशिकोशलान् ।। ३७.

They will frequent rivers, seashores, and mountains, as well as Anga, Kaliṅga, Vaṅga, Kāśmīra, Kāśi, and Kośala.

ऋषिकान्तगिरिद्रोणीः संश्रयिष्यन्ति मानवाः। कृत्स्नं हिमवतः पृष्ठं कूलं च लवणाम्भसः ।। ३७.

Humans will take refuge in the slopes and valleys of the sages' mountains, the entire ridge of the Himalayas, and the banks of the salty sea.

अरण्यान्यभिपत्स्यन्ति ह्यार्य्या म्लेच्छजनैः सह। मृगैर्मीनैर्विहङ्गैश्च श्वापदैस्तक्षुभिस्तथा। मधुशाकफलैर्मूलैर्वर्त्तयिष्यन्ति मानवाः ।। ३७.

The noble, together with foreigners, will enter the forests; with beasts, fish, birds, and wild animals, disturbed likewise, humans will subsist on honey, vegetables, fruits, and roots.

चीरं पर्णञ्च विविधं वल्कलान्यजिनानि च। स्वयं कृत्वा विवत्स्यन्ति यथा मुनिजनास्तथा ।। ३७.

They will make for themselves various bark garments, leaves, and skins, and live as the sages do.

बीजान्नानि तथा निम्नेस्वीहन्तः काष्ठशङ्कुभिः। अजैडकं खरोष्ट्रञ्च पालयिष्यन्ति यत्नतः ।। ३७.

They will cultivate grain in lowlands, using wooden stakes; with care, they will tend goats, sheep, donkeys, and camels.

नदीर्वत्स्यन्ति तोयार्थे कूलमाश्रित्य मानवाः। पार्थिवान् व्यवहारेण विबाधन्तः परस्परम् ।। ३७.

Humans will live by rivers for water, settling on the banks, and, through dealings, will harass one another.